Born horticulturalist - Jo Thompson
Love the sketch of the garden on here...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
What a grey day!
What a grey day! Misty again - this is how is looked when I took the dog out for a walk this morning. Not great is it? Where are the lovely spring days?
It was wet & miserable. I usually let the dog off the lead, but kept him on it today, as I thought if I let him run about, I'll end up not being able to see him!
He still enjoyed it though, so that's all that matters! Fingers crossed for blue sky tomorrow!If you go down to the woods today...
Spent yesterday afternoon helping out at local primary school. We were working on our woodland garden. Lots of jobs to do, so everyone was kept busy.
On Monday morning, the children made a hedgehog house from the wood I took in, so that's looking good.
The area is looking great - we have cleared lots of space & made a great winding path through there. There are a lot of old tree trunks, so we are going to make a round seating area using those - should be a great outdoor learning area.
I worked with a group of children on a mosaic - we collected stones of all shapes & sizes, cleaned them up & then painted them in really bright colours. Should be ready to put the mosaic together next week.
The woodland garden is already starting to look bright, as the daffodils are out in force & look wonderful.
The children really enjoyed themselves & it was a great way to spend the afternoon.
On Monday morning, the children made a hedgehog house from the wood I took in, so that's looking good.
The area is looking great - we have cleared lots of space & made a great winding path through there. There are a lot of old tree trunks, so we are going to make a round seating area using those - should be a great outdoor learning area.
I worked with a group of children on a mosaic - we collected stones of all shapes & sizes, cleaned them up & then painted them in really bright colours. Should be ready to put the mosaic together next week.
The woodland garden is already starting to look bright, as the daffodils are out in force & look wonderful.
The children really enjoyed themselves & it was a great way to spend the afternoon.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Getting ready for the woodland garden.
We have taken quite a bit of wood into school this morning. We will be using it this afternoon, when we start making a hedgehog house for our woodland garden.
The children have already started to help cut some of the wood up and we will be going into the woods today to start work.
We are also looking to create a mosaic in the woodland garden today, from stones that we find there.
Looks like a busy day!
The children have already started to help cut some of the wood up and we will be going into the woods today to start work.
We are also looking to create a mosaic in the woodland garden today, from stones that we find there.
Looks like a busy day!
Friday, 11 March 2011
Woodland garden
I volunteer at a local school & am helping them to create a woodland garden. This week, we have been planning a few things:
Early days yet, but I just collected up some wood suitable for outdoor use (my husband is a joiner, so we always have lots of spare wood!). Delivered to school this morning. I think we'll have enough wood to make some bird boxes too. We need to find some more out about what food to give the hedgehog (I tink cat food is OK?). We also heard that rather than put straw in the house, you should put shredded paper, so we're going to borrow the shredder from the school office to gather lots.
The children are really excited about it all.
- how to make a hedgehog house
- how to make a mosaic from stones
- how to decorate the fences
- how to make the pond area safe for children
Early days yet, but I just collected up some wood suitable for outdoor use (my husband is a joiner, so we always have lots of spare wood!). Delivered to school this morning. I think we'll have enough wood to make some bird boxes too. We need to find some more out about what food to give the hedgehog (I tink cat food is OK?). We also heard that rather than put straw in the house, you should put shredded paper, so we're going to borrow the shredder from the school office to gather lots.
The children are really excited about it all.
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