A garden designed to support bees and other pollinators currently on show to thousands at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is to be rehomed by St George’s Church of England Primary School in Camberwell later this summer.
Over two thousand inner London schools were invited to apply to rehome the BBC Studios Our Green Planet and RHS Bee Garden, designed by RHS gold medal winning garden designer and presenter Joe Swift. St George’s was chosen after a panel of judges heard about pupils’ enthusiasm for their weekly gardening classes and desire to develop their garden to serve wildlife and the local community. The bee garden will take pride of place near the school entrance for everyone to see, replacing old decking and some grassy plots.
Lizzie Jones, Schools and Groups Programme Manager for the RHS and one of the judges, said: “We are very excited to be rehoming the bee garden in Camberwell, ensuring it lives on, giving pollinators a new food source and the school children a chance to experience nature on their doorstep. We had lots of fantastic entries, but the passion shown by the pupils and teachers at St George’s really stood out and we are looking forward to seeing the garden take shape in its new home.”
Pascale Vassie, School Governor and Gardening Club lead at St George's Primary School, who submitted the application, said: “The children's enthusiasm for nature and gardening has been wonderful. Receiving the Bee Garden will be a tremendous boost to our burgeoning gardening club and we are excited that the launch will bring in more parents and local residents to enjoy the garden and support the young gardeners."
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Posted On: 27/05/2022