Garden Blog

Hello,    
I’m Nathan Smith, the Assistant Gardener at Windhill21! I am an ex-pupil and attended Windhill from 2006 until 2010 and am currently studying horticulture at Writtle University College in Chelmsford. I will be looking after and maintaining the school garden.
 
Since September I have been weeding and tidying up the school garden, improving the quality of the soil and planning exciting new projects. After the Easter break I will be sowing some seeds and planting with some of the pupils. Here are some of the things that I have been doing over the last couple of months. 

• Weeding
• Hedge and shrub pruning
• Soil cultivation / ground preparation
• Preparing the shed
• Leaf clearing
• Potting on the strawberry runners (stolons) 

 Box Heart
 Here is a shrub called Box that I have shaped into a heart
 

Before
 

 After

 Windhill21 School Garden Visitor

Every week since I started in September there has been a little visitor, meet Mr Robin!

 5 Quick Robin Facts

Robins can be seen across the UK in woodland, hedgerows, parks and gardens.

Robins can be seen all year round.

Robins eat Worms, seeds, fruits and insects.

Robins are from the Chats and thrushes family.

Robins live on average only for a couple of years, but a few reach quite an advanced age. The oldest known wild individual was 11 years 5 months.

Find out more about Robins and watch a video and hear a robin song on the RSPB website below:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/r/robin/

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the first garden blog.

Nathan Smith

Assistant Gardener

Windhill21