This week, we received the RHS level 3 award in recognition of all the good work being done in the garden. Well done and thank you to all pupils, staff and volunteers who have helped us achieve this.
Pupils (and sometimes an extra little helper) have been busy sowing seeds...
...which have germinated well...
...caring for seedlings...
...preparing growing beds for planting seedlings out...
...and generally maintaining the garden.
We've also been busy to benefit wildlife - here, a swift box is getting attached to the school building.
We have put up a display all about these amazing birds (please feel free to take a leaflet about the Huntly Swift Group and their up-coming events) in the "Street" corridor.
We now have permission to play swift sounds in the early morning to attract the birds in the hope that they will scope out the nesting box for breeding next year!
Ross continues to work hard looking after plants and keeping the place tidy.
We have also attached wire around the bottom of the shed so any stray rabbits cannot hide under there!
Liz our ever-dedicated volunteer has also been in to put up the shed donated to us from B&Q Peterhead.
Thanks to them! This will hopefully get treated next week by pupils on the Wider Achievement Programme.
We also now have two permanent wooden gazebo frames which will be more sturdy than the metal & plastic ones. This means we can leave the cover on for the season and people can enjoy some cool shade on hot sunny days :)
Carrying a bench up to the second gazebo at the end of the garden.
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