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Gardening With ChildrenIt is no accident that the youngest team member at Victoriana is 4 years old; we have long been in the forefront of encouraging young hands into the garden. Our motto is “if they grew it, they’ll eat it” - reinforced by our commitment to schools and young people. Here at Victoriana we are involved in a number of initiatives with schools, running gardening clubs, providing generous discounts to schools and encouraging schools nationwide with video lessons for the classroom - innovative schemes of work. This year we have even co-designed and have grown the plants for a Show Garden for BBC Gardener's World Live to show just how achievable (and reasonably priced) a school kitchen garden can be. Each year our pumpkin competition for Kent schools is widely subscribed - this year even more so. Last year over a thousand pumpkins were judged from many schools where the children kept growing diaries as well as completely enjoying getting their hands dirty (or should that be green?). But it’s not just about children doing just another lesson. It’s about fun, about learning and about simply joining in. Herewith we list some of the essentials for the Young Grower - whether it be for growing at home, in a School Gardening Club, for those involved in the Grow One For Schools 'Edible Classroom' - or even those involved in the Government backed Growing Schools initiative for which we have put together termly seed packs to accompany the 'Growing Schools Year Planner'. For those seeking help or advice on gardening with children please do not hesitate to contact us. For School Gardening Clubs or those wanting to set up a School Gardening Club we are similarly more than happy to advise - and we offer generous discounts to School Gardening Clubs; full information can be found here - Discount Scheme For School Garden Clubs |
