School Gardens
Creating a garden at the Show provides students with the amazing opportunity to design, grow, build and showcase a garden at an RHS Show. By participating, children and young people can gain invaluable hands-on experience with plants and horticulture, while developing an understanding of different growing practices and environmentally friendly gardening whilst being fully supported every step of the way, including from horticultural expert and former BBC Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins.
What is the aim of the School Garden Challenge?
To promote gardening and horticulture to a range of children and young adults, by supporting the embedding of the School Gardens Challenge into their curriculum.
The School Garden Challenge is an opportunity for schools and home educators within the three counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
The 2025 School Garden Challenge will once again be kindly supported by Syngenta Flowers and Bransford Webbs Plant Company.
What is the theme for 2025?
The theme for 2025 is ‘Around the World in the School Garden Challenge way!’ Bring your garden to life using your favourite country or city as inspiration. By participating, children and young people are gaining invaluable hands-on experience with plants and horticulture, while developing an understanding of different growing practices and environmentally friendly gardening whilst being fully supported every step of the way.
You can be as creative as you like when designing your garden. You may decide to incorporate a tree, plant a living hedge, build a bug hotel…the possibilities are endless!
See which School Gardens will be featuring at RHS Malvern Spring Festival in 2025.
Norton Juxta Kempsey CE Primary School – The NJK Primary Fantastical Faithful City Garden
Garden theme will be our favourite city Worcester! Iconic buildings, places and people will be represented a flavour of the faithful city for visitors.
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester – Paddington’s Peruvian Paradise
Peru, a country of cultural and historical significance: where the Rainbow Mountains meet the Amazon; where ancient grains, lush tropical plants and flowers and tubers flourish; and is home to a marmalade loving bear!
Pershore College – Stars and Stripes
The students favourite cities from across America represented by floral displays created by recycled and organic materials; plus recognisable structures associated with each city also created using recycled and upcycled materials.
Bankside School – Bankside’s Great British Garden
A garden celebrating the landmarks and cities of Great Britain
Wye Forest Federation: St Briavels C of E Primary School and Redbrook C of E Primary School – Heavenly Hawaii
A garden to show the beauty of Hawaii with an awareness of the problems of pollution that our world faces.
Nunnery Wood High School – Holland Adventure
Welcome to our Eco garden, where you find landmarks from around Holland. The school has worked hard to incorporate as many Eco features as possible, using recycled materials.
Dyson Perrins C of E Academy – Tranquil Japan
The academy’s Japanese asymmetrical garden will incorporate elements that allow our whole school community to be involved. They aim to incorporate structures, textiles and sympathetic planting to create a tranquil and inspiring garden.
The Downs Malvern – Hei, Hola, G’daay…. welcome to Forest School! This garden will explore the wonderfully contrasting Forest School environments over 3 different continents…. From Jungle School in Costa Rica, Bush Kindy in Australia and the chilly mountains of Norway… Prepare to be transported!
The Stourport High School and VIth Form Centre – nuestro sabor de españa – Our flavour of Spain. The school’s flavour of Spain contains many aspects of Spanish culture and history. Welcome to ‘nuestra visión de la vida español’!
The School Garden Challenge for 2025 has now closed.
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