Our Award Winning Garden
Annual Wheelbarrow Sale
Our gardeners have been busy preparing for our Annual Wheelbarrow Sale. All of the plants on sale have been nurtured from seed by the children.
A variety of plants can be found at the front of the school every day. We have cucumber, mint, spring onion, tomatoes, brussels sprouts, rocket salad, beetroot, leeks, peas, sunflowers, morning glory and lupins.
Payment is by donation. An Honesty Box is provided. All proceeds go into the Gardening Fund to continue this great work. Your support with this is greatly appreciated!
Getting Started Again!
Sow Them, Grow Them, Know Them ��
It’s been a busy and exciting week as our whole-school planting programme got fully underway. Every child in the school has been involved—preparing pots, pruning, sowing seeds, preparing the beds and setting up the greenhouse.
With the glorious weather on our side there’s a real sense of enthusiasm as we begin bringing our garden back to life for spring. ��
TESCO STRONGER STARTS
A big thank you to TESCO Stronger Starts Grant which had helped us kick start our gardening ventures for this year. Every little helps!
The Wheelbarrow Sale
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies.” ��
We have cucumber, spring onion, beetroot, tomatoes, peppers, mint, strawberries, leeks, peas, celery, parsley, red onion and lupins. We look forward to hearing about the planting adventures and bountiful harvests around Ballinascreen this year. �� �� �� �� #EatThemToDefeatThem
“A garden is a great teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.”
Busy hands are getting ready for this year’s plant sale. Stay tuned for more updates. Careful nurturing has reaped bountiful rewards. �� #EatThemToDefeatThem
Harvest, Cook, Taste
In seed time learn. In harvest teach. In winter enjoy! One year in the garden ends and another one begins!
Back By Popular Demand
SALE STARTS TODAY FRIDAY 20th MAY Our children have carefully nurtured all the plants from seed and they are so excited to start the plant sale at St. Mary's PS Garden Centre. LOOK OUT FOR THE WHEELBARROW AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. DELICIOUS FRESH PRODUCE FOR SALE. WATCH THE PROMOTION VIDEO TO FIND OUT MORE. ��
Growing Cauliflower From Seed
The Carrot Book
Primary 3 planted a carrot book packed with seeds.
Winter Gardening
Planting Seeds
Planting Peas
Busy In The Garden
Harvesting, Cooking and Tasting the Produce
Getting Ready for the Plant Sales
Footage of Our Live Link to the Bird House
There was great excitement as we arrived at school this morning to find two new baby bluetits on our live link to the birdhouse. Mother and babies are all doing fine!
Number Three Arrives
Mum Helps our third baby bluetit come out of it's shell.