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  • Meet the Gardeners... and make a scarecrow!

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 28 May 2008

    This half term has so far been warm and wet, but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of our youngest visitors. Our Meet the Gardeners activities today were based up at the Maize Maze. The young sweetcorn is germinating well, despite the concerted efforts of our resident pigeons. So we have enlisted... Read more..

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  • Pot up a house leek

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    Meet the Gardeners continued throughout half term last week. On Thursday it was the Alpine Department who enthalled our youngest visitors. They had a field day with Sempervivum, otherwise known as house leeks. We were lucky enough to enjoy good weather for most of the day. Lucie Rudnicka and co spent... Read more..

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  • Busy planting.

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 28 May 2008

    Half-term activities. Meet the Gardeners today had children helping with planting out bedding for the Maize Maze and sowing sweetcorn to take home. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

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  • Lucie and co - Meet the Gardeners on Alpine

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    Lucie Rudnicka and co. ready to help eager young gardeners pot up sempervivums (house leeks) as part of the half term activities. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

    Tags: alpine, meet the gardeners

  • Scarecrows in situ

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    And here they are, the finished scarecrows in position guarding the germinating sweetcorn that will grow to become the Maize Maze. Read more..

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  • Starting on the scarecrows

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 28 May 2008

    Children starting on making scarecrows. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

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  • Scarecrows

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 28 May 2008

    Scarecrows complete. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

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  • scarecrows in situ

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    Scarecrows in position and ready to do their jobs....we hope! Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

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  • Crowding round the table

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    Attracting a crowd. Photo:Mike Sleigh Read more..

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  • Potting up the next generation

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 02 Jun 2008

    Enthusing the next generation. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

    Tags: alpine, meet the gardeners