“It was a bit boring doing the garden designs, but it paid off. It was all worth it in the end!”
“It’s nice--really fun. I’ve never done anything like this.”
“I like gardening. I do a lot at home/ We grow tomatoes and potatoes, so I am used to this.”
“I’ve never done this…it’s quite fun. I may become a gardener one day.”
“This reminds me of planting herbs in my country (Bangladesh), so I’ll definitely tell my family about today.”
"It’s quite good fun.”
When asked, will you bring friends and family back to see your garden? “Most definitely!”
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Planting in Russell Square
Well, we've just finished two days of planting the final Georgian garden designs prepared by Years 5 & 6 of St George the Martyr School. We'll post some pictures here as soon as we get them. 
The kids worked so hard and got the beds planted so quickly, which was really impressive, especially in the hot weather!
We got lots of questions from the public about what was going on, and the boards around the beds are really useful for giving the public more information now we're not there.
Camden Parks and Open Spaces department and their contractors, Glendales, provided all the plants, lent us tools and helped us out on the two days and so a massive "THANK YOU" to them for all their help.
The kids worked so hard and got the beds planted so quickly, which was really impressive, especially in the hot weather!
We got lots of questions from the public about what was going on, and the boards around the beds are really useful for giving the public more information now we're not there.
Camden Parks and Open Spaces department and their contractors, Glendales, provided all the plants, lent us tools and helped us out on the two days and so a massive "THANK YOU" to them for all their help.
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Visit to Paul Mellon Centre and Bedford Square
Monday, June 1st:
Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from St George the Martyr School visited the Paul Mellon Centre for the Study of British Art as part of the Buildings and Spaces project. Once inside this magnificent Georgian building, the pupils became architectural detectives, looking for interesting details and shapes that might provide inspiration for their garden design project. Pupils photographed interior details, from fantastic fanlights to blossoming balustrades, and considered how the rooms were once used. Afterwards, pupils enjoyed a rare opportunity to visit the private, leafy, green gardens of Bedford Square, sketching the plants and shapes around them.
Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from St George the Martyr School visited the Paul Mellon Centre for the Study of British Art as part of the Buildings and Spaces project. Once inside this magnificent Georgian building, the pupils became architectural detectives, looking for interesting details and shapes that might provide inspiration for their garden design project. Pupils photographed interior details, from fantastic fanlights to blossoming balustrades, and considered how the rooms were once used. Afterwards, pupils enjoyed a rare opportunity to visit the private, leafy, green gardens of Bedford Square, sketching the plants and shapes around them.
Visit to Foundling Museum
Wednesday, June 3rd:
Pupils from St George the Martyr did a bit of "time travel" during their Buildings and Spaces project visit to the Foundling Museum. Beginning with a walk down Hogarth's Gin Lane, the pupils then visited galleries that are virtual time capsules of Georgian art and architecture to record ideas with their cameras and sketchboooks. After a lively discussion of Hogarth's grim and gruesome depiction of Bloomsbury, the pupils began to make connections with life 250 years ago. Reading aloud parents' letters from the Foundling Hospital's archive, pupils had the opportunity to act as Governors and vote for one child to be admitted to the Hospital based on evidence from the letters. Teams of pupils explored the collections, while investigating stories of eighteenth-century life, in order to apply these ideas to their garden designs.
Pupils from St George the Martyr did a bit of "time travel" during their Buildings and Spaces project visit to the Foundling Museum. Beginning with a walk down Hogarth's Gin Lane, the pupils then visited galleries that are virtual time capsules of Georgian art and architecture to record ideas with their cameras and sketchboooks. After a lively discussion of Hogarth's grim and gruesome depiction of Bloomsbury, the pupils began to make connections with life 250 years ago. Reading aloud parents' letters from the Foundling Hospital's archive, pupils had the opportunity to act as Governors and vote for one child to be admitted to the Hospital based on evidence from the letters. Teams of pupils explored the collections, while investigating stories of eighteenth-century life, in order to apply these ideas to their garden designs.
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