There’s a real buzz around our school as every class rolls up their sleeves to help get the school garden ready for spring! Over the coming weeks, pupils from all year groups will be taking responsibility for their own patch of the garden — digging, tidying, and planting bulbs that will soon bring a burst of colour to our outdoor space.

In preparation, the children have been busy learning all about bulbs — what they are, how they grow, and the best way to plant them. From discovering that bulbs store their own food to finding out how roots and shoots develop underground, the pupils have become real gardening experts!

We have a beautiful selection of bulbs ready to go into the soil, including daffodils, tulips, irises, muscari, and more. With everyone’s hard work, our garden will be bursting with vibrant colour from January right through to springtime.

Our Junior Infants have already been hard at work in their lawn area, carefully planting groups of snowdrops and muscari. These little flowers will gradually spread over the years — creating a magical blanket of snowdrops in January, followed by a sea of muscari from February through March. What a wonderful start to our garden transformation!

It’s fantastic to see such teamwork and enthusiasm from all the children as they learn about planting, growth, and caring for the environment. We can’t wait to watch our garden come to life — a true celebration of nature, colour, and community spirit!