The Garden's In Need

Have you ever read 'The Secret Garden' or ever been to The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall? They are both cases of gardens that have been left to their own ways for quite a while, to become overgrown and slowly lost to the known world. It is a bit like the Veg Patch in Mr S.'s garden - it was amazing in its summer growth but has been left for quite a while and unvisited. I have no idea what it looks like at the moment. I think the Mini-Garden Hippo that lives there is having a great holiday though - no humans to stop the work of the Hippo taking place! The new year looks set to be very cold for a while, but in the spring time work must start again to bring the garden back to its former glory.

The idea of an after-school gardening club is being thought about at the moment. Usually work in the garden relies on a speedy trip to the Patch, with a frantic time of pulling up weeds and planting, to then race back to the school when the whistle goes after such a short time. A note will be going out in the next couple of months to see if any adults would be willing to help out. If we could do this, we could do a decent amount of work in the garden.

I was asked by a couple of keen gardeners in my class if we could go out and tackle the garden. As much as I wanted, with the need to make a phone call and the desire to sit down for a moment and eat my lunch, I had to decline. But their willingness is needed. This after-school club must be formed. Watch this space!