Tag Archives: kids blog

Catching up in the garden

Posted on 15/07/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

Holidays, festivals and flower shows are great, but this week it was time to chill and catch up in the garden Check out this beauty – Crocosmia Lucifer

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Reporting from RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Posted on 07/07/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

This week I was well chuffed to be a junior journalist for First News at the world’s largest flower show, RHS Hampton Court Palace. Quite simply, it was top!

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Allotment ‘Cook Off’ by my Mum

Posted on 01/07/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

My Mum, Ali, started Operation Farm with some friends 7 years ago; there is a community allotment and orchard and they have lots of outdoor events and workshops. Anna runs the allotment with volunteers and my mum teaches people how to cook the … Continue reading →

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It’s like a jungle out there!!!

Posted on 26/06/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

Since returning from my holiday and festival me and my Dad have been catching up on gardening jobs at home This weather’s crazy, everywhere looks lush, but also like a jungle !

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Viva España

Posted on 15/06/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

I’ve just returned from a 2 week holiday in Spain and it was fantástico!!! It was brilliant to see some really different flowers and trees and the wildlife was increíble!

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RHS Chelsea – the flowers, food, folk & funky stuff!!

Posted on 27/05/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

As RHS Chelsea 2016 comes to an end, here’s my take on the best flower show in the world; the fancy gardens, the flowers, the food, the folk I met and the funky stuff!!! Here I am, up at the crack … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ groovy

Posted on 15/05/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

Me and my classmates took our SAT’s this week and it was a really stressful time, so this weekend I wanted to chill out and feel groovy! Has the sun made you feel groovy this weekend?!?!?

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Calm before the storm !!

Posted on 08/05/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

With SAT’s around the corner (first test tomorrow), I’ve ditched the practice papers, ripped up the ‘rithmatic and binned the books – it’s time to have fun, doing a few of my favourite things…. …..chopping wood, lighting fires, eating (Jaffa cake) s’mores, … Continue reading →

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George’s ‘Campaign for School Gardening’

Posted on 24/04/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

As I hit over 500 followers in my first 6 months of blogging I want to make sure I stick to my roots of championing school gardening; this is one of the jobs I’ve been asked to do by the RHS. This also ties … Continue reading →

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Guest post from ‘Jolly Joan’

Posted on 20/04/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

I’m busy doing my SAT’s at the moment, so I’ve asked people I know to do a guest post on my blog. My friend, Joan is a volunteer at Operation Farm and People First Tameside. Joan likes the celebrity chef, James … Continue reading →

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