CHILDREN in Bramley have been showing their green-fingered side as they got their hands dirty with a bit of gardening.

Around 30 pupils at the Bramley Church of England Primary were given hands-on sessions in the importance of gardening.

The pupils, along with staff from the school, where invited along to the Centenary Fields development in the village, by property developer Bewley Homes, to find out more about the developer’s commitment to creating attractive natural environments.

Inhurst, who designed the house show gardens on behalf of Bewley Homes, had business manager Helen Paul on hand to answer the children’s questions and help them pot their own plants.

Helen said: “We work closely with Bewley to design beautiful landscaped gardens which have real longevity. We have specifically added several areas of interest for an entire family rather than creating a sterile show garden.

“It was lovely to share our knowledge with the children and have them join in some real planting. I think we all thoroughly enjoyed the event and the children were an absolute pleasure to meet.”

During the event, the children were given their own plant to pot along with a goodie bag to take home.

They were also tasked with designing their own dream garden as part of a competition, with the winner to be chosen by Bewley’s sales and marketing manager Elaine Stratford before the end of term.

David Bonner, Year 5 and 6 phase leader at the Bramley Lane school, said: “The children were all thoroughly impressed by how spacious they are and how much fun you could have running around inside.

“They loved the generosity they received and were all talking about how much they would love to live there.”