Pilot project offering £500 to schools takes off!

The Moseley in Bloom schools project Moseley in Bloom has a new initiative to develop partnerships with local schools. The team at Moseley in Bloom want to encourage pupils, teachers, parents and governors to work together to create and sustain ‘greening’ projects on school sites. Their hope is that these projects will inspire pupils to…

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Goldthorpe Primary School

Introduction The Goldthorpe Primary School in Barnsley, South Yorkshire has a very special asset – their very own school allotment, where the pupils are able to take part in growing plants and learning about the natural world. The allotment has become an important resource which is tied into the curriculum and has also become a…

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Our Lady of the Wayside Primary School

What does the community garden bring to the school? The community garden at Our Lady of the Wayside Primary School has been a hands-on experience that teaches pupils about growing vegetables & flowers. Produce grown in the garden is used in the school kitchen for school dinners and pupils are able to take some home…

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Wilmcote C of E Primary School

Introduction Wilmcote C E Primary School is running its own community garden, where the children decide among themselves what flowers, vegetables and features they want to see in their garden. It gives the pupils somewhere to go that is their own and also educates them about nature and the growing process. “A great sense of…

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Steve Fry – The Gardens Group

What does being an Ambassador mean to you? The ambassador role is a great compliment to environmental and community projects that are part of my day to day job within the Gardens Group. The Cultivation Street Ambassador scheme allows me to give away even more goodies and helps the groups that I work with maintain…

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Small Space Competition Entry

Please answer all the questions below to enter the Small Spaces Category of our competition. The deadline is 5th August!  *Top tip – copy and paste these questions into a Microsoft Word document so you can keep coming back to it at your leisure as this form will not auto-save the text you have entered.…

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Front Garden Competition Entry

 Please answer all the questions below to enter the Front Gardens Category of our competition. The deadline is 5th August!  *Top tip – copy and paste these questions into a Microsoft Word document so you can keep coming back to it at your leisure as this form will not auto-save the text you have entered.…

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Colour Your Life Competition Entry

 Please answer all the questions below to enter the Colour Your Life Category of our competition. The deadline is 5th August!  *Top tip – copy and paste these questions into a Microsoft Word document so you can keep coming back to it at your leisure as this form will not auto-save the text you have…

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Ambassador Competition Entry

 Please answer all the questions below to enter the Ambassador Category of our competition. The deadline is 5th August!  *Top tip – copy and paste these questions into a Microsoft Word document so you can keep coming back to it at your leisure as this form will not auto-save the text you have entered. Once…

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School Garden Competition Entry

 Please answer all the questions below to enter the School Garden Category of our competition. The deadline is 5th August!  *Top tip – copy and paste these questions into a Microsoft Word document so you can keep coming back to it at your leisure as this form will not auto-save the text you have entered.…

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