GARDENING CLUB

Constance Bailey

Spring Gardening Club!

It has been a busy time during Spring for our keen gardeners. We have been weeding and pruning our gardens, while enjoying our harvest from our Winter planting, earlier in the year. The past term our students’ have been learning that we ‘reap what we sew’, in everything in life - not just in the garden!

It has been a wonderful time of the year to be out in the Junior College gardens enjoying the warmth of the sun, caring for our environment, and seeing the friendships and conversations our gardens grow and create.

Our new scarecrow ‘Sammy’ has helped keep the birds at bay to protect our growing fruit and veges. Our gardeners have enjoyed harvesting the abundant strawberries and tomatoes this term and learning about the hard work it takes to grow food for our plates!

We have been lucky enough, this term, to enjoy plentiful herb in the herb garden. We have able to share fresh thyme, mint, parsley, and chives regularly to the school café - to be used for cooking. Our gardeners have loved seeing the full processes from planting, growing, and harvesting food for us to be able to use in cooking and for the plate.

Thank you to all students who have participated in Gardening Club this year.