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2014.
Stewart Garden Schools campaign continues to grow as year three gets underway

Stewart Garden Schools campaign continues to grow as year three gets underway

Stewart Garden, the gardening division of UK manufacturer Stewart Group Holdings,has launched its Stewart Garden Schools campaign for 2015. Now in its third consecutive year, the campaign promotes children across the UK to begin growing their own fruit and vegetables.

After Bradley Barton Primary School took first prize in 2014 with its Wizard of Oz inspired garden, the challenge is on to create something special in 2015 as part of the celebration surrounding Stewart Group Holdings70th Anniversary as a UK manufacturer of gardening products. Based on the popular musical, Barton Primary School’s winning creation featured scarecrows, floral rainbows and woodland made of peas. The pupils also created a wormery to break down old leaves for garden compost.

The Stewart Garden Schools campaign challenges schools to be creative with Stewart Garden products. Every entrant in this year’s campaign studied growing seeds and explored the differences between electric and non-electric propagators.

Almost 200schools across the UK, from the Isle of Wight to Stirling, have participated in the Stewart Garden Schools Campaign since 2014. Participating schools receivegarden products worth over £400 and three varieties of easy-grow vegetable seeds from Pippa Greenwood’s range. Additionally,compost was donated by participating garden centres and professional growers’ specialist, J Arthur Bowers.

Building on previous year’s success the top ten entrants in the Stewart Garden Schools campaign 2015 will receive a generous level of prize money. The winning school will receive£1,000 to spend at its local garden centre. The nine runners up will each receive £100.

In partnership J Arthur Bowers will donate £500 worth of vouchers to the winner and the nine runners up’s prize money. The global electronics giant, Brother, is again supplying its sophisticated GL200 garden label printer.

Looking forward to the upcoming campaign, Nigel Thompson, sales director at Stewart Garden said: “The Stewart Garden Schools campaign has really captured the imagination of school children in the last two years.  We’re looking forward to seeing what ideas our entrants will come up with in 2015.”

This year’s Stewart Garden Schools campaign kit will include Stewart Garden propagators, seed trays, plant pots, troughs and watering cans. The company has also produced promotional materials and an informative booklet.

The Stewart Garden Schools campaign 2015 is open to school pupils aged 6-11 years.

To inspire young people and give your local school the chance to win £1,000, nominate yourself or a school near you. Contact Emma De Maio on 07921 160 134 or email emma@redheadpr.co.uk.

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