We planted a variety of heather as it is a deeply rooted symbol of Scotland and is commonly found in the moors and highlands. Heather represents Scotland’s natural beauty and cultural significance.  The plan of the garden is inspired by the 3 circles that make the shape of Mickey Mouse's face, a well-loved character.

We have grown mint, basil and lavender in our garden which our pupils enjoy touching, smelling and tasting.

We have a variety of plants and structures to attract various wildlife to visit our garden including a bug hotel. We have witnessed spiders, ladybirds, butterflies and bees visit our garden.

We used recycled tyres from our teacher’s car, reused plant pots from our houses, collected bottles that our school friends were going to recycle.

As a class we had lots of fun playing in the soil as we were planting, and taking on the responsibility of watering our plants every day. We have enjoyed watching our plants grow in our green house.

We learned how to care for our plants and what plants need to grow.

Finding coloured heather was a challenge as it was out of season. We chose some colourful flowers to plants to add more colour due to the heather being out of season.

After the competition the Pocket Garden will remain in our school sensory garden on display for everyone to enjoy. We will continue to care for our garden.