A story trail round the library? What a great idea! Grange-over-Sands have tended the flower beds there for many years, and even provided benches to sit on. So we were delighted to be invited to be involved with planting plans that involved local history as well. We quickly learned that each planned new bed would tell a different story. Some would involve local people and some local legends. And with as the seasons changed, and the planting changed to match, so the story boards at each one would change to tell a different tale.
Our team of experienced gardeners were joined by our new member Jeni McConnell. Jenni’s experience as a socially engaged artist in areas rural and urban gave rise to great new ideas. The result? A trail which encompasses the work of local artists, gardeners and school children, and brings the past into the present. Into the future too, for seeds soon grow…
