The Woodlands Farm Trust

Gardens

Cottage Garden When The Woodlands Farm Trust took over running the Farm in 1997, the garden in front of the house was completely overgrown and covered with brambles and weeds. It was decided that a cottage garden would be appropriate for the Victorian farmhouse and that it should be managed on organic principles. It took a lot of hard work by volunteers to get to this stage.
	Any donations of cottage garden plants (perennials or annuals) would be most acceptable [preferably not too many on the slugs and snails menu!]
The garden is now fully restored and has won several awards. The garden continues to be maintained by volunteers and anyone interested in helping would be most welcome. The Garden Group usually meets on Tuesdays and Sundays.
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The Wildlife Garden
The Garden was planned and created by Year 10 work-experience pupils in July 2002. The aim was to turn an area of waste ground into an attractive looking place for wildlife and also for visitors to enjoy during their stay at the Farm. The idea was to re-use materials left around the Farm. Basically, anything of use was incorporated, logs, green waste compost, pebbles, broken paving slabs, salvaged wood and so the list goes on.
		Although most of the garden was built from recycled material some shrubs, which had been donated to the Farm, were used and Trust Members made their own contributions to add further colour to the garden.
There have already been many wildlife visitors to the garden and these include resident wood pigeons, robins, wrens, magpies, newts, frogs and field mice, not forgetting the bees. Hopefully more will follow as the garden becomes established. And soon as Spring arrives there should be lots of colour as the bulbs start to appear all around the garden.

The Sensory Garden
This is how the entrance to the Education Building used to look. In order to make it more appealing the Garden Group decided to create a Sensory Garden.
		As you can see the area has been now been greatly improved with a lawn and seating area around the tree. The raised beds contain plants which appeal to all the senses.
This bed contains a water feature, plants with aromatic leaves such as geraniums, edible nasturtiums, herbs, and the grey leaves of Lambs Ears which are soft to the touch.