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Chelsea Flower Show garden designer helps Streatham St Leonard’s School students (From Streatham Guardian)
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Chelsea Flower Show garden designer helps Streatham St Leonard’s School students
11:30am Monday 8th June 2009
Green-fingered pupils at a Streatham school have been donated award-winning plants from the Chelsea Flower Show for their budding school garden.
Roger Platts, an award-winning garden designer and horticultural expert, was at St Leonard’s School in Mitcham Road on June 3, to help pupils bed the flowers and plants he used in his exhibit at this year’s world-famous flower show.
The event was organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), as part of its project to get more children interested in gardening.
Ruth Taylor, head of education at RHS, said gardening was a chance for kids to care for the environment as well as learn practically about science.
She said: “Gardening is a life skill that all children should have a chance to learn.”
If you want a school to get more involved in gardening, or to find out more, visit rhs.org.uk/schoolgardening
• For more on schools visit our Education section
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Roger Platts with Streatham St Leonard's School Year 6 pupils
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