Schools benefit from flower seed donation

Argyll and Bute school pupils will be getting up close and personal with nature this summer.

It follows a kind donation of flower seeds from the directors of Slange Var, an award-winning non-alcoholic drink, which is also a Scottish Gaelic term meaning ‘Cheers to your good health’.

Company founder Sarah Dougan lives in Argyll and offered the seeds to schools to encourage and enhance biodiversity in school grounds. The bee, bird and butterfly and wet meadow mixes were sent out by Scotia Seeds Limited and will be sown by pupils over the next few weeks.

Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, policy lead for education at Argyll and Bute Council, said: ‘These seeds are a wonderful educational resource and will benefit our young people in a number of ways. Not only will they help build on our existing work around the importance of biodiversity, but they will support our outdoor learning activities and provide a beautiful pop of colour to our school grounds.’

Ms Dougan said: ‘Slange Var supports seed-planting projects in Scotland and overseas to combat climate change.

‘I’m delighted to be working with the council’s biodiversity team and schools across Argyll and Bute to help raise awareness of biodiversity and support pollinators.’

Slange Var uses a drop of honey made from Scottish bees and when the seeds grow into flowers, they’ll provide the essential pollen and nectar bees required to thrive.