WPS Community Children’s Garden
Thanks to a wet January there are lots of weeds in the garden, but also LOTS of delicious berries and fruits. At Garden Club we’ve been busy removing the weeds by hand, so no herbicides are needed. Then as a reward for all our hard work, parents and students get to raid the berries and fruits. If your child has been to Garden Club, you may have been lucky enough to receive some berries or plums at the end of the school day.
On days when it is too hot to work in the sun, we’ve been sitting in the shade saving seeds from plants in our garden. We fold little seed envelopes out of newspaper (“garden origami”), then separate the seeds from the chaff and pods and collect the seed into our envelopes. We also practice writing the names of the plants on the seed envelopes. Sometimes the older students help the littlies with this.
| Volunteers needed: WPS Children’s Garden Club | |
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| Where: | Woodend Community Children’s Garden (Buckland St, Woodend) |
| When: | 12.40-2.00pm Mondays parent help required to run lunchtime Kid’s Garden Club |
| 2.00-3.30pm Mondays - parent’s gardening group | |
| BYO: | Bring your enthusiasm and desire to pitch in (No gardening knowhow 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 garden, simply contact me to see what needs to be done.
Volunteer Gardening Group Facilitator
Nicole Middleton - 0418 233 366