PUPILS at Rosneath Primary School are getting ready to ask the people of Scotland for their backing as voting in the final of a nationwide gardening contest gets under way.
Rosneath is one of 45 schools across Scotland to have made it through to the final of Keep Scotland Beautiful’s annual ‘pocket garden design’ competition.
Voting opens on Wednesday, June 8, when all 45 finalists’ designs will be available to view in a digital showcase.
Rosneath is one of only two primary schools from Argyll and Bute – the other being Small Isles Primary on Jura – to have made it through to the final stage of the competition.
Their garden design - which the pupils have already brought to life in the school grounds, and have shared with the world via the @RosneathPrimary Twitter feed - celebrates the story of ‘The Jungle Book’, with plenty of bare, or possibly bear, necessities and favourite characters from the classic 1967 Disney animation, remade into a live action adventure in 2016, in their colourful creation.
Nicola Davidson, education and learning officer for Keep Scotland Beautiful said: “This year’s competition has encouraged children to tell their own stories, a wonderful part of our culture, through their garden designs.
“We are delighted that schools and young people in Argyll and Bute are finding the benefits of this competition in learning, teaching, and celebrating things that are important to them and their environment.”
Ella McClellan, outreach coordinator for Scottish Book Trust, who was involved in the judging, said: “I was delighted when I was asked if I would help to judge this year’s Pocket Garden design competition, because it combines two things I feel really passionate about, reading and nature.
“Both share really positive commonalities. Reading books that you love and spending time in nature are both proven ways of reducing stress and anxiety.”
The winning Pocket Garden designs will be available to view from June 8 to June 20 on Keep Scotland Beautiful’s website - keepscotlandbeautiful.org.
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