Blaxland Public School Garden

Have you checked out the school veggie garden recently?
We have newly planted cucumbers, beans, tomato, pumpkin, spinach and silverbeet with more seedlings arriving next week.
Some families enjoyed the recently harvested purple sweet potato.

One family made sweet potato chips with fresh cut rosemary and a sprinkle of salt, check out the photo.

Thank you Mrs Mendham, Mr Brookes, Katrina and Theresa for your hard work in this wonderful space.

If you would like to get involved, please feel free to contact Mrs Mendham through the school office.

🌱 Join Our Gardening Club! 🌿

Looking for a fun way to unwind and connect with nature? 🌼
Dive into the joys of gardening with us every Monday from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM!
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, everyone is welcome.
Let’s get our hands dirty and enjoy some fresh air together.
See you there!

Family fun at Bunnings Warehouse Australia Valley Heights.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/stores/nsw/valley-heights

A huge thank you to Flower Power for enriching our school garden with a lovely assortment of seedlings!
Flower Power's generous donation has not only enhanced the aesthetics of our garden but also provided a hands-on learning experience for our young gardeners.
We are grateful for their support in cultivating a love for nature and sustainability among our school community.

We are all ready to show off our beautiful gardens

Just beautiful! There’s one last working bee this Friday 9-11am, then bring it on ➡️ Blue Mountains Edible Garden Trail!

Blue Mountains Gazette article about the Blue Mountains Edible Garden Trail

Gardeners who are opening their delicious front and backyards to visitors on the Edible Garden Trail got together on Saturday February 17 to collect information packs and connect with other gardeners on the trail.

The event was held in Wentworth Falls in the garden of the original creator of the event, Susanne Rix.

Ms Rix said it was exciting to see the spread of the edible garden trail around the nation.

Starting in the Blue Mountains in 2018, the trail has inspired a number of communities to take up the idea with city-wide events in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart, as well as the Central Coast, Singleton, the Bass Coast in Victoria, Samford in Queensland and Northland in New Zealand.

There are more than 40 gardens, including school and community gardens, with the trail stretching from Glenbrook to Hartley on the weekend of March 2 and 3.

The gardens are the perfect place to look at abundant edible shrubs and trees, get tasty treats and inspiration a plenty.

The Blue Mountains Edible Garden Trail is the flagship environmental event of not-for-profit Blue Mountains Food Co-op in Katoomba confirming their ethos to "provide good food that doesn't cost the earth".

Tickets: $25 ($20 concession) gets you a weekend pass. Gardens can be visited for $5/$2 concession (cash only) pay at each garden. Children 16 and under are free.

Gardeners get together before Edible Garden Trail Gardeners who are opening their delicious front and backyards to visitors on the Edible Garden Trail got together...

Thankyou to Bunnings Warehouse Australia Valley Heights store for supporting our garden on the Blue Mountains Edible Garden Trail with a donation of sugar cane mulch, soil, seeds and some grow your own herbs pots.
Our pumpkin patch is now all ready for Saturday.

It was a beautiful day last Friday for our Working Bee in the garden. Thank you to our volunteers, our school veggie garden is looking amazing. Be sure to follow Blaxland Public School Garden