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<strong>Village</strong> Gardening Classroom in the CAMFED garden Future of growing It was another wonderful show at Chelsea this year, with many strong messages behind the gardens – particularly on the theme of well-being and gardening. The garden which got the most press on this was the RHS feature garden called “The Back to Nature Garden” which had been co-designed with The Duchess of Cambridge and gave a clear message of getting children involved in the natural world. This is a subject close to my heart and having done this with my own children I am now keen to engage my grandchildren with the natural world and a love for wildlife as much as I can. Research now shows us that children who are allowed to play outside and in the natural world grow up with a love for the environment and better mental health. But for me as a keen vegetable Hannah Genders visits two Chelsea show gardens with an educational message. Solar pump grower there were two gardens that at first glance appeared completely different, but actually at their core had a similar message and it was about our future, and the future of food-growing and education. The first garden, which was in the “Space to Grow” category, really stood out for me. Designer Jilayne Richards and her team had created a classroom and a vegetable garden from Zimbabwe. It was beautifully executed with a small, simple classroom at the back and an outside play space. To the front of the garden were all sorts of recycled containers, like brightly-painted oil drums, with vegetables growing in them and the red soil that is so associated with Africa. The garden was for CAMFED (Campaign for Female Education), this being their 25th year. On the Monday that I was at the show, I continues overleaf The <strong>Village</strong> July 2019 49
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