IMAGINATIVE children designed their own allotment and couldn’t wait to unveil it at the RHS Tatton Flower Show.
Pupils at Croft Primary School have been planting seeds and plugs for months as they painstakingly prepared for their big challenge.
The task was to fill a space measuring three metres by three metres with home grown produce.
Around 15 boys and girls met twice a week at a gardening club after school.
Michelle Culliford, deputy head, who led the project, said: “The children came up with the design themselves.
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“They decided to fill wellies with flowers as they always wear them on the allotment.
“They created giant veg as fence posts and enjoyed doing a lot of art work.
“Every child stencilled bee designs onto small wooden hexagons and made this into a golden path.”
Bright colourful flowers with easily accessible pollen and nectar were chosen to attract bees and butterflies.
Children were thrilled to see cabbage whites land on their cabbages and see bees buzzing round their blooms.
“This teaches them all about science and agriculture and how to grow things,” said Mrs Culliford. “They now know how to propagate plants and look after them.
“They have learnt about looking after the environment.
“Talking to the public at the show has really boosted their confidence.
“We are trying to build a future generation of gardeners.”
The garden was funded with a donation of £350 from one of the parents, Philip Harrison, who works for Evergreen Garden Care.
The school works in partnership with Winwick Farm Shop.
"We buy all our plugs there and then they sell our onions, garlic and rhubarb," said Mrs Culliford.
"The money goes towards buying compost."
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