Donation of seed houses to create wildflower garden at Wakefield school

Dozens of seed bombs, shaped like little houses which contain wildflower seeds, have been donated to Pinders Primary School to help youngsters create a new nature area at the school.

National Garden Month aims to promote a love of gardening, recognising its benefits for mental, emotional and physical health, while encouraging people to get outside and prepare their gardens, till the soil, and plant some seeds ready for spring. 

Sam Evans, Sales and Marketing Director at Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire, said: “Gardening provides so many positives in a person’s life, including nurturing a love of nature, so we wanted to support pupils at Pinders Primary by encouraging them to create their own wildflower garden through this donation. Hopefully, it will foster a real joy for being outside, connecting with nature and a true love of gardening.”

Kelly Rowlands,  Assistant Head Teacher at Pinders Primary School, said: “We are so grateful to Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire for donating these seed houses.

"The children were excited by them, but more importantly, you don’t need to have any gardening experience to plant them, which is perfect for our young pupils.

"We are all now looking forward to seeing the seeds take root, a lovely wildflower garden flourish and spotting the insects and creatures that will hopefully visit and benefit from our new nature area.”

Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire donated more than 120 seed houses to the school, in Eastmoor Road.

Sam added: “We are committed to supporting the communities in which we build, especially local schoolchildren.”

Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire is building in Wakefield at Newland Grange, a development in City Fields. Located off Neil Fox Way, it will provide 135 homes, as well as an area of woodland and protected public open space, including walking paths.