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Green Schools taking over tending the Bio-diversity garden

Stratford's Bio-diversity garden, October 2016 Photo: O. Delargy
NEWS / 20 October 2016

As of mid-October, Green Schools are taking over the gardening of the Bio-diversity garden.

This week in Green Schools we are taking over the garden outside. We are tending to it and are looking forward to growing more plants in Spring.

We are working on our application for receiving the Water Flag and hope to have it done soon. Thank you for completing the water survey and remember the code, Be Clever, Bí Cliste, Save Water, Coigil an t-uisce.

Oonagh Delargy (3rd Year)

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