A SHOW garden that scooped silver at a prestigious flower show will be relocated to a special educational needs school in Ulverston.

Students from Sandside Lodge visited the RHS Flower Show in Tatton Park to enjoy the 'From a Different Angle' display which will be moved to their new school when its construction is completed next year.

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Designed and built by undergraduates from Reaseheath College, Cheshire, the garden will to offer a safe and usable outdoor space suitable for young people with special needs.

It features raised beds, sensory planting including a chamomile lawn, and a shaded seating area.

Colour therapy was used throughout, particularly the use of orange which encourages socialisation, increases contentment and stimulates mental activity.

Sandside Lodge pupil Sean Wilson, one of four learners who visited the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park to see the exhibit, said: “I love gardening and I’m really looking forward to being in the garden when it’s built at our new school.”

The undergraduates, Dave Cutler, Claire Gouhoury, Graham Fradley, Liz Rees-Graham, Joe Latham, Annie Rhoden-Farmer, Chris Shore and Adam Taylor, were led by lecturer in landscape architecture Craig Bailey and supported by Reaseheath’s Horticultural Department.

The undergraduates are studying for a BSc in Landscape Management or a Foundation Degree in Garden and Landscape Design at the University Centre Reaseheath, the college’s Faculty of Higher Education.

Sandside Lodge is a special school catering for pupils aged between two and 19. All pupils have learning difficulties and many have additional and complex needs such as autism, physical disabilities and sensory impairment.

Many are keen gardeners and help to care for the school’s allotment and gardens.

Reaseheath student Adam Taylor said: “Seeing this project evolve from the initial consultation with Seddon Construction and Sandside Lodge through to the design stage and then seeing the garden come to life at a prestigious show like RHS Tatton Park has been a really challenging and exciting experience.

"It’s amazing to see our show garden here among so many other fantastic designs. We were delighted that the pupils of Sandside Lodge enjoyed the garden, as did so many members of the public."