The tidy up continued in the vegetable garden today. The site manager has mown the grass so there was lots of raking to do. With the pathways looking tidy, attention turned to the borders of the veg garden. Weeds were pulled, broken pots and empty compost bags were collected. Re-useable pots were cleaned out and [...]
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Well the weather has eventually turned a corner. A period of rain followed by glorious sunshine means weeds galore. I popped in to school today to see how everything was getting and carry out some much needed watering. The broad beans are growing well, but were being swamped by the number of weeds that had [...]
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Chelsea Flower Show 2013.
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The Year 4 and 6 Garden Teams joined me outside today to continue planting our Woodland Trust hedging shrubs. Chelsea and Abdullah worked together to plant some blackthorn (prunus spinosa) and elder (sambucus nigra) shrubs. These shrubs both produce wonderful dark berries which will provide a valuable food source for birds. Marceli and Jack added [...]
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Our Olympic Rings put on a fabulously fragrant show over the summer, but it was finally time to clear the bed out ready for our winter planting. Bradford Council Landscape Division kindly provided us with 500 winter pansies for us to use to make our winter display. We have spelled out the word ‘Fagley’ in [...]
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The Year 3 Garden Team joined me outside this afternoon for a spot of bulb planting. The children worked in pairs to plant a variety of spring bulbs including daffodils, grape hyacinths and tulips alongside the main entrance pathway. Next, they helped tackle the mammoth mulching task by transporting barrow loads of bark chippings (and [...]
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Due to the building works, it has been necessary to move some of our border shrubs. You may have noticed that these have been relocated to our new butterfly garden adjacent to the playground pathway. We will gradually be adding more plants to the butterfly garden over the coming months. The Garden Team have been [...]
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It is that time of year again when Morrisons are issuing their Let’s Grow vouchers. One voucher is awarded for every £10 spent at Morrisons between 20th August and 28th October. Last year, thanks to everyone who brought in vouchers, we managed to purchase fruit bushes and trees, wellies, hand tools and storage containers. We [...]
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Today, seven children from Fagley Primary attended the annual Bradford Schools Flower & Vegetable Show, hosted this year by Cottingley Village Primary School. Many children throughout school helped to prepare the entries for the show. I am proud to announce that Fagley Primary came away with the top prize in the ‘Best Group of Potatoes’ [...]
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