A SCHOOL with a prize-winning vegetable garden, which is looked after by dedicated pupils, has bagged a number of regional awards to add to its collection.

For the past eight years, Dane Ghyll Primary School has nurtured its gardens with the help of pupils from Reception to Year 6, who have all pitched in to make the garden blossom.

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Their efforts throughout the years haven't gone unnoticed and, at a recent awards ceremony in Penrith, the school picked up the Sheila Hensman trophy for the best school garden in the county.

Louise Postlethwaite, who is the chief gardener for the school, has captivated the children's imagination and made gardening a fun pastime.

She said: "It is lovely to know that we are getting the recognition that we deserve and we are really proud of our garden and even prouder of the children who maintain it."

The school also collected awards for the best wildlife habitats and best edible gardening, thanks to their impressive array of vegetables which also helped them scoop a silver medal for their huge pumpkin and unusual shaped carrots at the Sawrey Marrow show last weekend.

Although the garden has been developed beyond recognition in the last few years since Mrs Postlethwaite's intervention, the school's gardening leader is still keen to keep on nurturing the space that is available to them.

She added: "I think all schools should do gardening, but obviously many are limited in terms of space. We are very lucky because we have space and if there's an opportunity to keep growing then we'll take it with both hands."

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