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46 The Link Magazine • July 2006 Free classifieds now available
Bridlewood pupils take a break in quiet garden
A special spot in the playground of Bridlewood School provides a quiet haven for contemplation and
reflection away from the usual hustle and bustle of the school yard.
As reported in the March Link,
the Friends of Bridlewood raised
the £2,500 needed to complete the "
structure, including an Agenda 21
Quality of Life grant. J.
The garden has a raised area, ' -
trough beds, pergolas and seating
and plants. Headteacher, Jane
Rodbourn said, it a calm refuge '
at playtime for quiet activities and
a place where you can take time #
out. It's really softened the ex- ._
panse of tarmac next to the school." '+
The structure and colourful - "•
planting scheme was designed by
Sue Talbot of Planting Impressions.
Hollie Medd, one of the pupils
who helped plant shrubs said, "I
P\11USCAPII^IG always thought gardening was Young Bridtewood gardeners, from left, James Whitlock, Hollie Medd,
messy but I didn't mind getting a
GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE Kayley Dickson, Keafer Rutland
& CONSTRUCTION little muddy when we put in the
• Fencing - closeboard, panels etc. plants. Now they look really nice." Chance to meet old friends
• Drives and patios - slabs, KaylyDicksonadded,"we'rego-
ingtolookaftertheplantsbyweed-
concrete, shingle When Alan and Valerie Trotman closed Grange Farm Nursery in
• Patio cleaning, grass cutting, ing and watering them." Haydon End after 30 years trading, when they were bought out by
The children are learning to re-
gardens tidied up housing developers, their next stop was not sunny Spain.
spect their quiet spot as Keafer
• Turfing and grass seeding Over the last two years they've
Rutland explained. "The garden is transformed a large area of mature
• Ponds & pergolas
for quiet activity and we mustn't trees and lawns at their new home
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been telling other children to look garden of shrub and herbaceous
after it. The garden is a good place borders, with a woodland glade
to read a book and talk to others at leading to a unique pergola, right. The garden is located at Blicks
lunchtime." The have lans for natural Hil House off the Malmesbur
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other interesting features. tween the roundabouts on the left.
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