Easdale pupils bloom in garden contest
EASDALE Primary School pupils have won a nationwide competition to design a garden.
The talented youngsters came out top in environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful’s contest to design a ‘One Planet Picnic Pocket Garden’.
Their creations will now be brought to life at the Gardening Scotland exhibition in Edinburgh in June.
Schools from across Scotland were encouraged to develop designs for a garden that reflects the 2018 theme of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, using plants that can be eaten and attract biodiversity and reusing materials which would otherwise be thrown away.
Easdale Primary School has been selected as one of 22 finalists for their innovative, sustainable and deliverable designs which will all be transformed into the Garden for Life at the Gardening Scotland event.
Eve Keepax, food and environment officer at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: ‘This competition is a practical, yet fun, way to learn about growing food sustainably and why it is important to them.
‘We look forward to working with the pupils from Easdale Primary School and seeing their designs create The Garden for Life.’
Three final winners will be selected at Gardening Scotland in the following categories: best garden for wildlife, best garden for one planet picnic theme and best garden for global goals theme.
The winning designs were selected by representatives of Keep Scotland Beautiful, the Garden for Life Forum, Gardening Scotland and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.