WPS Community Children’s Garden

Over the last two weeks some senior students have been helping me run garden club. We’ve been removing weeds and old soil from the Touch sensory garden bed, with the aim to empty the bed and refill it with good soil in which to grow a summer crop. This activity has provided some wonderful lessons in:

Types of plant roots – running grass with long rhizome roots versus deep, carrot-like tap roots.
Soil science – black, compost rich, good soil on top with grey, clay, not-so-plant-friendly soil underneath.

The fun parts of the activity include a competition to see who can dig up the longest and deepest roots, making a new path through the water to access our shipping container shed, and the sheer achievement and comaraderie of getting big plants out of the ground.

Volunteers needed: WPS Children’s Garden Club
Where:	Woodend Community Children’s Garden (Buckland St, Woodend)
When:	12.45-1.45pm Mondays parent help required to run lunchtime Kid’s Garden Club
	1.45 - 3.20pm Mondays - parent’s gardening group
BYO:	Bring your enthusiasm and desire to pitch in (No gardening know how needed). Please wear sturdy shoes, gardening gloves and weather appropriate clothing. Pre-school age children are welcome too
Sign in:	Please sign in at the Office before gardening (Working With Children Check required)
Contact:	Nicole Middleton 0418 233 366

If you can’t make it to the Monday sessions, but you can help out another day, simply contact me to see what needs to be done.

Volunteer WPS Gardening Group Facilitator

Nicole Middleton - 0418 233 366