Duchess Sophie has helped plant the seeds of a greener future after putting her award-winning Royal Windsor Flower Show garden into the hands of local schoolchildren.
The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Queen Anne’s First School to celebrate the move of the Plants with Purpose garden, a special display garden she co-designed with Alan Williams of Landform Consultants for this year’s Royal Windsor Flower Show.
Rather than disappearing after the event, the garden was given a lasting legacy, finding permanent homes at both Queen Anne’s First School and Cranbourne Primary School, where it will inspire pupils to learn about nature, biodiversity and sustainable gardening for years to come.
During the visit, Sophie joined pupils, teachers and volunteers from the Royal Windsor Rose and Horticultural Society to help plant the relocated garden and support the children.
The Duchess also weighed the freshly harvested potatoes grown by the students, explored the school gardens and visited the much-loved ‘Queen Anne’s Wheelbarrow’, celebrating the students’ enthusiasm for growing their own food.
Queen Anne First School is one of the pilot schools participating in the Royal Windsor Rose and Horticultural Society’s new nature curriculum, delivered in partnership with Little Muddy Boots.
The initiative aims to encourage children to connect with the natural world through hands-on outdoor learning, helping them develop environmental awareness, gardening skills and an appreciation of wildlife.
Sophie has long been a strong advocate for conservation, gardening and environmental education, making this project a natural extension of her work.
