Bathed in birdsong and blossom, Brightwater School’s Garden Trail drew visitors through 12 gardens at their seasonal best.
Deputy principal Aimee Sinclair, one of six organisers of the fundraising ramble, says the trail was anything but garden variety, featuring everything from sculpture gardens to vegetable plots and colourful flower displays on both small and large sections.
“The gardeners have put in a lot of effort, and they do look wonderful,” she enthuses.
“We’ve very grateful because it would have been hours and hours of work that they've put in, and we couldn't have asked for a better spring day in October.”
More than 200 people collected a trail map, and tulip bulbs, plants, and paeonies were also for sale to crop up funds for the school’s opportunities for education outside the classroom to enrich tamariki learning, and a new school T-shirt design which principal Glenda Earle says will “create a stronger sense of pride, belonging, and identity among our students”.
As shadows lengthened across lawns and petals caught the golden afternoon light, the trail gates closed, and for Brightwater School, it was more than a fundraiser.
It was a celebration of the people, passion and generosity that help the community thrive, planting seeds that will continue to bear fruit long after the last bloom of the season has faded.
