{"id":7358,"date":"2026-04-06T14:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/?p=7358"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:04:49","slug":"planting-stories-round-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/04\/06\/planting-stories-round-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting stories round the library"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_7374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7374\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/04\/06\/planting-stories-round-the-library\/image-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/image-2-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/image-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/image-2-rotated.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Jeni with the story of the Hospice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_7373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7373\" style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/04\/06\/planting-stories-round-the-library\/img_8426\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7373 \" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8426-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8426-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8426-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Local children learn about 19th architect Sarah Losh<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>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. <br \/>Our team of experienced gardeners were joined by our new member Jeni McConnell. Jenni\u2019s 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\u2026<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/2026\/04\/06\/planting-stories-round-the-library\/img_8440-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7372\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7372\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8440-2-249x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8440-2-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/grange-over-sands\/files\/2026\/04\/IMG_8440-2.jpeg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A story trail round the library? What a great idea! Grange-over-Sands have tended the flower&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":371,"featured_media":7372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Planting stories round the library | News | Blog | Events | SI Grange over Sands<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Grange over Sands : Blog &amp; News : Planting stories round the library : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Grange over Sands . 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