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Kathy said:
Thursday, 2 Sep 2010
This will be fantastic for my gardening group that I am starting in our school this term, I cant wait now.
MARY said:
Friday, 6 Aug 2010
I have been asked to start a gardening club at my childrens primary school, and I haven't got a clue where to start!!! HELP! I feel overwhelmed, and want to make sure I do things right.
Thank you.
Mary Doris
Rebecca said:
Wednesday, 2 Jun 2010
Well we are home learning the kidz and this is a great web page for them to learn from, because they are doing about herbs, example: mint, parsley.
YOU ARE A LOVERLY AND GREAT SITE FOR THE KIDS.
Nick said:
Friday, 28 May 2010
This site is fantastic - full of useful ideas to help me run my nursery garden. I have just started this year, with the help of a book I was give, The Early Years Gardening Handbook, and everyone is SO excited!!
Yanka said:
Friday, 28 May 2010
Fantastic site
Sumayah said:
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Great site! thanks for the inspiration and the guidance
Andrea said:
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
I work in a primary school and have just started a gardening club, first job wormery!!!!
any ideas would be gratefully received
thanks
Rita said:
Sunday, 18 Apr 2010
I am a registered childminder and your site is very useful for my planning for the EYFS.
Jean said:
Monday, 12 Apr 2010
Great site. Lovely activities for children to do.
Amy said:
Saturday, 27 Mar 2010
I found this site when I looked up how to to make a wormery. Great information and some great puzzles for young children. I will recommend this site to my friends.
Rose said:
Thursday, 25 Mar 2010
Thank you for all the valuable information. It is very important that we get kids interested in gardening.
Claire said:
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
I am setting up a Gardening Club at my local primary school. You sit has given me some really great information, which is in a format that the children will understand
Saundra said:
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010
Thank you for the great ideas for my kids and me
Caroline said:
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010
Hi I am a TA in an infant school in Rainham Essex and the children have a gardening club. They would like a sensory garden so am hoping for some ideas. Great website . Thanks
Angela said:
Thursday, 11 Feb 2010
Absolutely fantastic site. I am setting up a gardening club at my daughters schooland this site offered alot of fun ideas and ways of introducing children to gardening.
Lynn said:
Monday, 25 Jan 2010
I work in a preschool and have found your site useful for garden activities and ideas, well done
Sunjin said:
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2010
I'm interested in the horticultural education program. Thank you!
Alisa said:
Monday, 11 Jan 2010
I am a nursery nurse. I am teaching the birds through winter season. I would be great full if you could send me a copy of you news letter.
Elizabeth said:
Friday, 6 Nov 2009
I manage a nature nursery and have a veggi garden, sensory garden, and a woodland area to use we love new ideas of how to develop these areas and you have given us lots of ideas
thanks
Victoria said:
Thursday, 8 Oct 2009
Hi, we are from a Nursery and have recently built a vegetable patch. We would welcome any tips and hints on growing vegetables! thanks!
ADEL said:
Wednesday, 7 Oct 2009
Great website with great ideas.
Stacia said:
Tuesday, 6 Oct 2009
Great site!!! I am an early childhood teacher and am always looking for environmentally sound activities to do with the children. Keep the good ideas coming.
Deborah said:
Monday, 5 Oct 2009
So pleased to have found an easy to navigate site packed with loads of brilliant ideas for our school gardening club! Just exactly what I have been looking for!
Carole said:
Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009
I think your site is great and very child friendly information given out.
Sharnie said:
Sunday, 23 Aug 2009
First time user of this website and it will not be the last. Great.
V. Lynne said:
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009
I hope to use some of your great ideas with my class at school.
Wendy said:
Thursday, 11 Jun 2009
I have just stumbled upon this site and it looks wonderful. I have printed the instructions for how to make a silly scarecrow and am looking forward to making it with the children here.
Christine said:
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2009
Fantastic site being used in school as part of gardening club
Roger said:
Sunday, 19 Apr 2009
I am a jr. master gardener instructor and i'm looking forward in using some of your ed. programs
Subadarshini said:
Monday, 6 Apr 2009
My kids and I enjoy doing our garden. I made each of them a small plot so they can call it their own mini garden.I can't believe they loved nature so much until I started gardening with them.
Julia said:
Sunday, 29 Mar 2009
I run a Garden and nature club at the school I work at and I have found your website very useful.I would love to receive your newsletter for ideas and inspiration!
Phyllis said:
Saturday, 28 Mar 2009
Not having any garden knowledge this site was great for ideas to do with our nursery group and create a garden file for all to use
Marian said:
Friday, 27 Mar 2009
I am a nursery manager of a local day nursery. We are just starting a gardening project with the children and hoping to grow a variety of vegetables and flowers. I have just started visiting this site and I am finding some useful ideas.
Christine said:
Monday, 16 Mar 2009
We are trying to grow herbs, potatoes, and some fruit with the children at school. any tips on easy thing to grow would be a great help
Thank you
Liz said:
Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009
We are in the process of starting an inner city neighbourhood community garden allotment project. We aim to include all members of the community; from children to older people to participate in the project. I've found your printable pages for children's activities to be most useful. Thank you!
Cori said:
Friday, 20 Feb 2009
We home educate our children. We just recently moved from Colorado, USA. Very different climate and growing season! Looking forward to learning more and getting some great ideas from your site!
Neville said:
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2009
Love the articles - really useful. Keep up the good work
Michala said:
Wednesday, 4 Feb 2009
I have just found this site and it is packed to brilliant ideas! My afterschool club will be using this site next term as part of our go green project. We will being doing loads of outdoor stuff and your site gives some brill ideas thanks.
Meena said:
Thursday, 15 Jan 2009
This is great, I am a teacher and would like to see what types of plants/veg can be grown in a school (bearing in mind weather and limited resources!)
Thanks
Neil said:
Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009
Thank you for all the helpful information on this site. I look forward to sharing it with the children. Neil, Liverpool
Anja said:
Friday, 2 Jan 2009
I really like your site. This year I'm planning to fully encourage my kids to do some gardening. This site will really help me. Thank you
Susan said:
Sunday, 21 Dec 2008
I am a Brownie Leader and my Brownies want to do their Gardeners Badge. I on the other hand don't know much about Gardening but now I have plenty of ideas. An excellent site. Thank you.
Annette said:
Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008
What a brill site, I will be able to set up our school sensory garden with no problems now. Thanks.
Jane said:
Tuesday, 2 Dec 2008
This has been very informative and acts as a great starting point for planning and implementing a children's garden.
Tom said:
Saturday, 29 Nov 2008
I have just joined our Eco-Club at School and I am preparing some research for our first meeting. I have taken some very interesting facts and ideas from this website
Sacha said:
Thursday, 20 Nov 2008
Thank you this website is just what I needed to help me teach chirlden about plants and how to show them diddrent types of hing they can do in a garden
Joan said:
Wednesday, 5 Nov 2008
Lots of interesting and relevant infomation, just right for our school gardening club!
Laura said:
Wednesday, 29 Oct 2008
Your website is a great source of information to assist teachers in the benefits of gardening for children.
Karen said:
Friday, 3 Oct 2008
Found your web site very interesting
SHEILA said:
Saturday, 13 Sep 2008
I was very impressed with you site and would like to incorporate some of the ideas into our school gardening project.
Beverley said:
Monday, 8 Sep 2008
This site is great------we want to do more gardening at pre-school--this will help
Julia said:
Friday, 1 Aug 2008
Just what we where looking for our children great
IAN said:
Monday, 28 Jul 2008
EXCELLENT SITE
SUE said:
Saturday, 26 Jul 2008
I am trying to establish a Childrens Community garden near my house. The Council are very interested in the project and your web site was just what I am looking for. Any more information you have available would be gratefully recieved. Thanks You . Sincerely. Sue Fink
Julie said:
Tuesday, 22 Jul 2008
Good helpful site, Thank you
Laurah said:
Monday, 7 Jul 2008
This is a fantastic site, my family and I love gardening and now the children have a sight to look at things too. thank you
Jane said:
Wednesday, 2 Jul 2008
I am the Horticultural Therapist at a special School and look forward to receiving your newsletter Thankyou
Michael said:
Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008
Hi!
Site looks great, lots of ideas for kids on an allotment plot. Look forward to newsletters.
thanks
Michael
Angela said:
Thursday, 12 Jun 2008
What a great site for early years
Chara said:
Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008
Thanx for a great site
Karen said:
Saturday, 7 Jun 2008
I think your site is great on teaching children how to garden and have fun. Thanks
Patricia said:
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
The site looks great, we are thinking about school garden or prairie...
Colin said:
Sunday, 20 Apr 2008
Great website.
Diane said:
Monday, 14 Apr 2008
Just starting a gardening club at our primary school and found your site on google - some great info - Thanks!
Bethan said:
Friday, 29 Feb 2008
Work with children on a countryside project found this site very useful.
thank you
Jane said:
Sunday, 17 Feb 2008
You have an informative website
Thanks for sharing
Oscar said:
Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008
Your newsletter will be very useful Thanks
Julie said:
Sunday, 3 Feb 2008
Excellent website. Full of information
Sarah said:
Sunday, 3 Feb 2008
Fantastic idea
Sarah said:
Thursday, 17 Jan 2008
Beautiful site and v interesting
Tdeb said:
Monday, 14 Jan 2008
Looking forward to viewing your site. I am a preschool teacher with a love for inspiring nature education. Thank you. Hugs, Tdeb
Sandra said:
Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007
I am looking forward to introducing my grandchildren to the wonders of gardening!
Mandy said:
Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007
Great site, I will be checking back regularly thanks.
Rose said:
Monday, 8 Oct 2007
I am running the after school gardening club at a local primary school, so am intersted in any ideas you may have to help me. Thank you
