Hi,
My Mum passed away a few months ago, and before she died, she worked as a teaching assistant at a primary school. In particular, she worked at a unit at the school for children with special needs (e.g. dyslexia, autism etc). Since she died, we have raised money (about £2000) for the school, which they would like to use to create a garden in her memory.
They don’t have a lot of specific ideas yet, other than that they would like to grow plants. I have also suggested a story area, with a big chair and lots of stools around it, which they liked. They have a decent amount of space to work with, so this should be do-able.
I wondered whether any of you green-fingered lot had any other ideas that might work? Ideally we’d like the money to be spent on tangible things that will last, rather than just plants. My initial thoughts were:
• Sensory items? Not sure what would be good here but they would like to use the area as a “time out” space for the kids who find class difficult.
• Greenhouse
• Willow hut
• Pond
• Story area – chairs, stools, a little “stage”?
• Books eg. The Playground Potting Shed
• Tools – trowels, aprons, forks, spades etc.
• Wormery
• Bee hotel
• Bird feeders
Any other thoughts gratefully received!