Pupils have designs on winning a great prize

Stirling area schools are being encouraged to enter a challenge which will see them compete to have their garden designs go on display at a prestige event.

Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, has launched a nationwide search for schools willing to participate in their third annual Pocket Garden Competition.

Pupil are asked to come up with creative gardening designs, competing for their creations to form part of a pivotal display at the national gardening and outdoor living show, Gardening Scotland.

Winning schools will be selected by a panel of judges .

The panel will include an independent garden designer and representatives from Keep Scotland Beautiful, and also the Garden for Life Forum.

The winning entries will be created to form the main feature of the Garden for Life area at Gardening Scotland, which will take place in June 2018.

Eve Keepax, Food and Environment Officer at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said:“This competition is a practical and fun way to learn about growing food, thinking about a positive food future and will also aim to develope creative design skills in pupils.

“We hope to find a team of eager and innovative designers whose creations will feature at Gardening Scotland later in the year.”

Schools are invited to submit their designs no later than Friday, February 9.

Further information on entries and the requirements can be found at www. keepscotlandbeautiful. org/pocketgarden.