Everything about Abbey Gardens
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03, 2022
The rhubarb is growing well!
Look at how well the rhubarb is growing! We can't wait until it is ready to pull and we can sell it to you all.
20
03, 2022
Seed Planting for a Plant sale in the future!
This week in Gardening Club we watered our cherry tomato plants and planted some dwarf french beans. As the March weather is unpredictable, we covered them over to try to keep them warm and encourage germination.
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03, 2022
Tree Planting
Eco Club wanted to improve our school grounds and decided that planting more trees would be good for the environment. It would provide more shade for pupils as well as provide new habitats for many different animals. We contacted the Woodland Trust and applied for a selection of trees. To our delight, 30 young [...]
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03, 2022
Taking care of our Forest School surroundings!
This afternoon we have enjoyed a lovely session with the Year 3 children. We did a spring clean of the garden, prepared our beds ready for planting and gave our Forest School area some TLC. As a much-deserved reward after our hard work, the children enjoyed some hot dogs cooked on the fire. These [...]
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02, 2022
Year 2: Gardening Club – What a lot of weeds!
What a lot of weeds! We had lots of fun pulling weeds and finding worms and other insects that were hiding in amongst them.
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02, 2022
Year 2 Gardening Club: Leaf Collecting Bin
After collecting more leaves over the last few weeks, we went to look at the leaf collection bin. Imagine our surprise when we found it full of sticks and branches. Without hesitation, the children set to removing all the sticks and branches until it was empty. Then they filled the bin with all of [...]
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02, 2022
Year 2 Gardening Club: Leaf Collecting
An enthusiastic bunch of Year 2 pupils joined Gardening Club. We went round school collecting the Autumn leaves which had gathered on the playground. We stored them in black bags, to decompose and make leaf mould compost.