Jenny Swatton, gardener at Uppark talks to the school children from Harting Primary School about “planting” ceramic daffodils.
Sean Killick from BBC South Today interviews one of 120 pupils who each made a ceramic daffodil inspired by the Tower of London poppies, for Mothering Sunday.
Now this was a great idea…
…how could we not get involved? Fiona Mullet, Head Teacher at Harting Primary school met with me several weeks ago and said:
I’ve got a great idea for a project – actually it came from a supply teacher…
Time wasn’t really on our side and we gave ourselves a tight deadline, we even considered ceramic tulips but we decided Mothering Sunday was the aim and making clay daffodils…the game, and I’m so pleased we did.
BBC South Today new reporter Sean Killick interviews school children from Harting Primary School
More coverage on Uppark House and Garden facebook page
If you’d like to see the daffodils, they’ll be in place until Easter.
Head Teacher at Harting Primary School Fiona Mullet and Jenny Swatton from the garden team at Uppark help the school “plant” the daffodils.
Photos taken by Andy Lewis, Lou Washington and Kirsty Brown.
Simon Parkin from ITV Meridian also filmed a feature on the daffodils as well as the weather forecast on the South meadow.
Uppark Garden 
Great. Lovely photos. Well done to the children making the daffodils.
A fantastic example of Uppark’s outreach into the community combined with great initiative and creativity from Harting Primary School.