Ecole Puntledge Park School Garden: March 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

"Why, Hello There! Have You Heard the Gnews...."

SATURDAY APRIL 30 10AM TO 2PM: SEED, SEEDLING AND PLANT SALE

DID YOU KNOW the humble Garden Gnome, originating in Germany, has a long history of bringing luck to gardens and good fortune to our homes? Then why do so many live neglected, weather worn, stripped of paint in our yards? Have we no gratitude for these jolly little statues?

I'm hoping we can collect enough garden gnomes so some students can repaint them to resell at the Seed, Seedling and Plant Sale. Kids have a creative way with colours, and I have a feeling these gnomes will be more than "garden variety." They will be a lively and whimsical addition to all our gardens. And they stand for a good cause: our school.

Every gnome needs a home. Don't let your garden go gnomeless.

If you have any unwanted kitschy creatures dwelling in your yard please let me gnow... I mean, know. Perhaps there is a creative project in the works!

Also, we are still in need of donations and volunteers to help make this sale a giant success!

containers
plants, indoors and out
garden books and garden magazines
garden paraphenalia and contraptions of all sorts
entertaiment

Remember, your school garden counts now more than ever!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Living Sculpture

Could you imagine having this "living castle" to play in in your back yard?

While looking for other things internet, I got caught up in looking for unrelated things which happens oh so frequently.

I came across "living sculpture," where artists use plants (sod, flowers) to create three dimensional sculptures in the landscape. The "living" comes from the fact that the medium/media the artists use is/are living organisms, such as plants. I thought--to a smaller scale than some of these examples I am about to show you here--a sleeping giant in a child's garden would provide fantasy, whimsy, and the comfort of having a genial giant in your back yard to rest upon!