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Perrywood supports local schools taking part in the Colchester Garden Festival
The Colchester Garden Festival will take place on 21st July-22nd August and will celebrate the environment, green spaces and gardening with a number of public installations, workshops, shows and podcast recordings. As part of the festival, Lee Connelly, Essex-based gardener is visiting schools in the Colchester area this month to run workshops and teach children… Read More »
Eco Citizen Award – win trees and plants for your school or community group!
Call for young Eco Citizens to come forward and be recognised in Essex and Suffolk! We are inviting schools and community groups or parents and carers in North Essex and Suffolk to nominate young people under 25 for the region’s Eco Citizen Awards. Run by Unity Enterprises East Anglia* in partnership with The Ink Bin** and Perrywood Garden Centre,… Read More »
We are on a mission to green up Sudbury classrooms!
Our Perrywood Sudbury houseplant team are on the road today and tomorrow, visiting eight local primary schools and delivering over eighty houseplants to classrooms. It is well known that houseplants can be hugely beneficial to health – they boost concentration, improve air quality and reduce stress levels. As well as these health benefits, we want… Read More »
Growing Communities competition – winners announced!
We are delighted to sponsor the Growing Communities Healthy Packed Lunch Plot Competition again this year – we love encouraging children to get outside and grown their own food, and hope to inspire them to become keen gardeners in the future! All primary schools in Essex were invited to design a kitchen garden plot and… Read More »
Win up to £500 gardening equipment for your school!
Has your school entered this competition? Closing date for entries is Friday 15th February! We are delighted to be sponsoring the Growing Communities Healthy Packed Lunch Plot Competition for the second year running. All primary schools in Essex are invited to take part in designing a healthy kitchen garden plot and also to create a… Read More »