As part of our ongoing Eco Schools work to try and achieve our next Green Flag, we participated in the Keep Scotland Beautiful Pocket Garden competition. As part of this, families and pupils were invited to design a garden based on one of the 4 themes: Year of the Coasts and Waters; Keep Scotland Beautiful’s 20th Birthday; One Planet Picnic; and Wildlife Gardening.
All P4-7 pupils designed a garden in class and we submitted the entries last week. I am delighted to say that we received an email from Keep Scotland Beautiful, stating:
“We were thrilled to receive over 100 entries from across 21 of Scotland’s local authority areas and I am delighted to let you know that your entry has been successful! There was a very high standard of entries inspired by all the themes and the judges were all impressed by the creativity, imagination and humour in the designs. Please pass on our congratulations to your talented pupils.”
Our winning entry was from Ava Lily Orr-Ewing – a huge well done!!!
The prize is to now turn Ava Lily’s design into a real life garden and take it up to the Gardening Scotland event that is held in Edinburgh at the end of May. Our gardening club will start after the Easter holidays (circumstances permitting) and will focus on creating this.
