Harting Primary School: A Mothering Sunday tribute at Uppark

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Jenny Swatton, gardener at Uppark talks to the school children from Harting Primary School about “planting” ceramic daffodils. 
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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

Harting school daffodils at Uppark

More coverage on Uppark House and Garden facebook page

If you’d like to see the daffodils, they’ll be in place until Easter.Uppark garden

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.

The Underground Flower Dwellers

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Flowers being gathered for our event at Uppark in celebration of  Mother’s Day

In the wonderfully atmospheric setting of  the Uppark tunnels, three garden team members have assembled beautiful and heart-warming displays for Mother’s day. These tunnels are believed to have inspired former Uppark resident H.G. Wells for some of his novels, come and see how the garden and setting has inspired us.

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The underground flower dwellers: Above Assistant Gardener Jenny  Swatton arranges flowers for display, in the foreground Susie Culhane‘s completed arrangement, visit us on Sunday to see where these beautiful arrangements are displayed in Uppark House. Below Judy Culhane’s beautiful Spring display .

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Spring Flowers for Mother’s day 30 & 31 March 2014 Uppark House and Garden Open from 11am