Greenbank Pre School
Greenbank Pre School

Our garden was inspired by our heritage of Celtic healing rituals in Scotland. We used the book ‘Healing Plants of the Celtic Druids’ by Angela Paine as a guide to which plants are native to Scotland. All the plants are edible and have a wellbeing aspect.
We collected pebbles from Portobello Beach. The slate comes from Greenbank Parish Church. Some of the pebbles are ‘wishing stones’ and are hanging so that the children can cup them in their hands and make a wish.
As the plants grew we talked a lot about what powers they have. Feedback from parents was great during this time- many said that their child had commented on a particular plant and what it can do to make us feel better.
We made a small plant nursery and grew everything from seeds. During the Easter holiday the plants were taken home to continue to water them. We had our community BIG DIG DAY on May 10th and all our families came to help upcycle our outdoor spaces and assemble our Pocket Garden.
The whole project has absorbed the children and when they are in the garden playing they are able to identify the plants and talk about them.
Our garden will remain for as long as possible and until we create our next one!


