Growing Schools in Whitley

This is my project blog, following the development of 6 schools gardens as part of the Whitley Excellence Cluster's Aspire project, in Reading. Myself and colleague Dave are working with teachers, school governers and of course the pupils to create school gardens that are healthy, abundant and sustainable landscapes. The project started in March 2006. This is my diary of the work and I hope to encourage pupils to write their own blog for their individual garden projects.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Rainbow garden; the theme for the first garden project is Rainbow garden, celebrating the amazing diversity of the community it represents. Here is a plant we will be using the garden, the edible and colourful Day Lilly, or Hemeracallis, i think this one's a Stafford. Not only are these delicate flowers edible, filling your senses with their delicately fragrant scent, but as we discovered on the roof garden project, the leaves can be woven to make a strong rope from its fibres, apparently that is the material espadrilles; those French rope soled shoes are made from . Posted by Picasa

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