Category: Schools Gardening
Schools gardening projects
By Julie Parkin (Schools Education Tutor) and Cath Evans (RBGE Education Officer) Our new Schools Programmes are settling in well in the Cottage and we held our first Dig…
Aloe Aloe Elgonica Family:Aloaceae Description A succulent clump-forming perennial that has robust rosettes of brownish green leaves. These leaves are armed with teeth and often have a rose-purple…
Chalice Flower Solandra grandiflora Family:Solanaceae Description: This perennial liana (climbing vine) grows rapidly, reaching up to 30 metres in its natural setting. It climbs up into forest trees…
As the opening of the Botanic Cottage is fast approaching props and resources are being made and tested for the new school programmes which will open for…
Pupils finally had a chance to work on their plots this week due to better weather. We prepared our plots by first weeding them using hand tools and…
Schools or community groups please see new grant details: http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/grants The Tree Council’s Tree Futures offers help for tree planting through two grants programmes, the ‘Trees for Schools‘…
RBGE School Gardening Project begins again! We are delighted to be working with classes from Leith Walk Primary School, Flora Stevenson Primary School, Stockbridge Primary School, Broughton High…
Family: Malvaceae Description Cocoa is an evergreen tropical tree, usually 5 to 8m tall. The flowers are small, yellowish white to pale pink and grow directly from…