Do you want to develop your school gardens as a resource for students, staff and maybe the local community?
We have worked with pre school, primary and secondary schools and have designed and built 100% funded, great gardens for them, see below for details of some of our school projects around the country
We are also running a schools garden design
competition to win up to £2000 worth of garden design fees for your
school, read on to find out how your pupils can enter .
"We have your plans up for parents to see what we have as our aspiration as money allows and they have been very enthusiastic in helping the children plant the trees. We were able to use the plan to help secure funding... "
From Richard Bonington School, Notts
Celebrate The London 2012 Games and win a Garden Design worth £2000
Children are invited to submit their own
design for a garden themed around the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games . Children can let their imagination run wild (pun intended!) or
take inspiration from their own experiences of the 2012 Games!
The winning entry announced after the closing date of Tuesday 6
November will a receive professional garden design advice from the
award-winning Lime Orchard team up to the value of £2000 for their
nominated school, youth group or community project. Two runners-up will
each received £100 in Gift Vouchers to spend on garden tools, plants or
equipment. A presentation event will be announced in early 2013 with
Irish Olympic Show Jumper - Billy Twomey presenting the awards. Twomey commented
“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to have the Olympic Games in your own back yard! I’m really delighted to support Lime Orchard in getting local children involved!”
The competition is open to children that attend full-time school and can submit there design in their choice of medium up to a maximum size of A3 (for print) or PDF of no more than 10Mb file size (for electronic submission)
Download the Entry Form click here >
Are your Pupils Enjoying the Benefits of an Outdoor Classroom?
The award winning Lime Orchard garden design team would like to share with head teachers and school governors the undisputed educational, environmental and social benefits associated with having a wonderful school garden. As a business we've an established track record in the creation of inspirational, RoSPA approved, outdoor classrooms. But as you will be aware, alfresco learning is not just about the aesthetic appeal of an outside space .An Example of our School Garden Projects
Primary SchoolNotts | Awaiting image |
Cost to Design | £700 |
Cost to Build | £12,000 |
Funding Received | 100% |
This project replaced existing hard-surface play area with bespoke creative water-play and sound play areas with a focus on natural materials Using natural stone to create shallow pools and waterfall for the children to play in, also encourages insect life in to the garden. A den, created from a dome of living willow makes a beautiful hide-out for games and shaded reading area for story time. Sculptures hanging with pots and pans and beaters are there to encourage children to explore sound.
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Pre-SchoolRutland |
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Cost to Design |
£1,100 |
Cost to Build |
£29,000 |
Funding Received |
£10,000.00 |
The
design sets out to increase play, creativity and interaction within the
space. Being a very flat ext. site the aim is to introduce exploration,
stimulation and journey within the area. This is achieved by
introducing height, mass, division, texture and bold visual elements.
Curved screens with circular, step through openings create tantalising
views through to new areas of play activity. A grass knoll brings much
needed greenery into the space and the rest of the area divides into
water play, a trike track, sand play, sound play & sensory
planting.
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Primary SchoolNorth London |
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Cost to Design |
£1,100.00 |
Cost to Build |
£17,000.00 |
Funding Received |
£10,000.00 |
The
brief for this school was to create a sensory garden that utilised a
variety of tactile materials. The centre-piece of which was a wild-life
pond with controlled access points and protruding deck to allow
investigation of the pond’s eco-system in a safe manner.
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Secondary SchoolWest Midlands |
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Cost to Design |
£2500.00 | ||
Cost to Build |
£100,000.00 | ||
Funding Received |
100% Funding by Diocese and fund raising events | ||
| The school had extensive areas featureless of Macadam surface that required renovation. Moving away from traditional ‘black top’, a light surface brightened the area. This became the basis to create a Continental cafĂ© inspired socialising environment for teenage pupils. Timber uprights create a feeling of seclusion without removing line of sight and were used to deter footfall amongst robust planting. | |||
How Can Your School Access This?
At Lime
Orchard, we have a wealth of experience of working with schools
(pre-schools, primary and secondary schools) to deliver exceptional
outdoor learning spaces. Our award winning garden design team was
involved in the creation of the 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show show garden
"The Marshalls garden that kids really want", which was awarded an RHS
Silver medal.
We are able to combine a
deep understanding of the far-reaching educational benefits of a school
garden with an appreciation of the aspirations of the children for whom
the garden is being created. We can work with you to create a bespoke
outstanding outdoor learning resource. Our service provides a complete
solution, from initial design concept right through to a quality
installation delivered by experienced local landscapers.
