Please read, bit long, help needed urgently!

[MrsC]

Hello all, maybe I'm starting to panic? School gardening competition is less than 4 weeks away (28th/29th June.) The vegs and herbs we planted are growing fantastically, unfortunately the other weekend my greenhouse blew down and landed on top of most of the flowers we had sown. I have managed to rescue a few, but they are looking a bit sorry for themselves and I am worried we won't have any flowers. French marigolds are just starting to show their flower heads, the Calendula are not. The rest weren't worth saving including the Tumbling Toms planned for the hanging baskets. We are including wildflowers from the school garden but I need more colour. Help me please!!!!!

[Cloud]

Although not a great flower grower,why not pop into your local garden center and see what annual plants they have.This time of year they will be trying to clear their stocks so you could pick up a bargain.

[MrsC]

thanks cloud, but we're not allowed to do that, although no one would now (except me, i'm too honest)

[Claire72]

What about miracle grow? It looks good on the tv, but not sure if it is as good as it promises as haven't used it

[Headfry]

Don't throw things, just put them intensive care, nature is good at bouncing back.
I hope all turns out well,
Try to keep them warm, sheltered and feed them. Give them plenty of light too.

[areia]

ok if your not allowed to buy plants how about asking asking around the neighbours or parents if they happen to have spare plants surely that would be in the rules as some surely would of been sown from seed so its not really classed as cheating ?!?!?!?!?!

[areia]

or even borrow some borroing is notbuying

[SueA]

Nasturtiums can be pretty fast, you might get some of them up in time.

[Cloud]

What about using Dandelions and buttercups ect out of your own garden?

[di]

maybe get the chidren to make some daisy chains to drape around baskets\pots,also I know not particularly colourfull but how about adding some veg foliage for added interest?carrot topsetc?also would it be against the rules to make radish flowers?can't remember how its done but if it would help sure i could find instructions somewhere.Good Luck & hopefully the judges will be understanding about greenhouse & allow for a few tweeks to the rules?!

[MrsC]

thanks all for your support. maybe i am panicking now. we are adding wildflowers etc and we do have plenty of veg and herbs, pond etc. i have also been making some wildlife artwork from wire with beads added, they are pretty and sparkly. i just couldn't believe when the greenhouse fell down on top of the flowers! have also made bird feeders, windchimes etc. maybe i should post on exactly what we are putting in this garden, but down want to bore people, maybe because it is so much ithink i wont have enough, if that makes sense, either that or i am going mad! thanks sooooo much, take care xxxx

[areia]

im not bored with it im interested i want to see piccies on here when your done, in fact you MUST as you have told us all the wonderfull things you have done for it, all i will say is stop panicing it will be alright on the day

[MrsC]

im not bored with it im interested i want to see piccies on here when your done, in fact you MUST as you have told us all the wonderfull things you have done for it, all i will say is stop panicing it will be alright on the day

awww thankyou, i will post piccies i promise, maybe a few before shots before it all goes together

[di]

is it an internal comp & you doing your garden,or is it the whole school against other local schools & you're doing the school garden? you've probably used but if you havent c.d's make effective hangings.

[MrsC]

is it an internal comp & you doing your garden,or is it the whole school against other local schools & you're doing the school garden? you've probably used but if you havent c.d's make effective hangings.

hi andi&di, it's a 'rhs competition' with chris beardshaw (who we have met already) judging, it is our gardening club initially sowing the seeds etc but ultimately the whole school (each class) introducing this concept to cover the whole curriculum, the rhs etc aim to introduce gardening to the school curriculum by 2010/11.