The Truronian - December 2021

Page 56

IN THE

Garden this Term

TOM HEAD GARDENER

56

Hello, I’m Tom, the Head Gardener at Truro School. I joined Truro in 2018. I first got into gardening after moving to Cornwall. I enjoy working at the school site as it is on the edge of an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty) part of the Fal River estuary. We often see rare plants, animals and many migrating birds pass over the sports fields using the Fal River as a stop-off feeding ground. With as many of our projects as possible we try to be environmentally friendly and sustainable. For example, we take cuttings from our own plants on site and grow them in our greenhouses; just this summer we took 120 cuttings of the osteospermum, which we plan to plant on the front terraces next spring. We also like to encourage wildlife on site, and have just had a barn owl and tawny owl box made up, which we plan to put up soon.

The start of autumn this year was really mild as far as gardening is concerned, so everything was flowering longer and we saw butterflies including red admirals, small tortoiseshells and speckled woods still flying in October. By November it became very wet, so digging became a problem, and a few projects, such as the Rose Garden, have been put on hold whilst we wait for the better weather to return. We are pleased that our apprentice has been able to move onto his next steps, although this has left us a man down for the last few weeks, but we are looking forward to welcoming a new member to the team in the new year.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from myself and the rest of the grounds team.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook

Articles inside

Pause for Thought

1min
pages 71-72

School News

3min
pages 62-63

2021 Leavers VS School 1st XV Rugby

4min
pages 60-61

In the Garden this term

5min
pages 56-58

Governors Autumn Term Report

2min
pages 54-55

Truro School Foundation

6min
pages 50-51

Truro School Connected

7min
pages 46-48

A View from the Chamber

3min
page 49

The Old Truronian Bookcase

4min
pages 42-43

Truro School Clock Tower

2min
page 36

Looking back at the past - YFC

1min
page 35

Peter Lake CO36

1min
page 34

Colin Dower - Senior Groundsman

4min
pages 32-33

Dr Eli Sheppard CO09

4min
pages 30-31

Finn Hawkins CO21

8min
pages 26-29

Stuart Bird CO64

5min
pages 24-25

Amelia Luck CO18

2min
pages 22-23

Sarah Roskilly CO92

2min
pages 18-19

Alumni & New Starters

17min
pages 9-14

Adam Proctor CO97

3min
pages 20-21

Captain Malcolm Burwood CO60

4min
pages 16-17

A Message from the TSA President

2min
page 5
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.