Gardens are fun because they are always changing,’ it is declared in the book Errol’s Gardenby Gillian Hibbs. Like Errol and his neighbours, children, staff and families at south London’s The Grove Nursery School all contributed and were excited to continue developing their gardening space and plan what to plant this year.
‘It’s great for the children that they can identify with the book because what Errol is doing is very much what they’re doing – starting from scratch with little pots to now planting a whole garden,’ says lead teacher Sarah Maskell. ‘We’re learning about gardening alongside the children and I think it’s good for the children to see that we can learn together and that we learn from our mistakes too.
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