Flowerbed Storytime
Flowerbed Storytime is a wildflower installation to be displayed in Andover High Street from June 8th, aiming to engage local communities with the wonder of native wild flowers through sowing, growing, stories and art.
Visitor Information
Flowerbed Storytime, a collaboration between 5 of our partner schools & volunteers, features a Storyteller in the flower bedroom on June 30
The installation in the town links to Harmony Woods, where we have been improving biodiversity & introducing wildflowers since 2015. The wood is open to everyone all year round; directions can be found on the website (follow Harmony Woods link from the homepage). Dogs must be kept on a lead.
Get involved
Come along and muck in!
Help water the High St flower bedroom installation.
Explore the storybox in the bedroom.
SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER, Harmony Woods:
Help plant the 3000 wildflower plants that have been raised by children in our partner schools, at our volunteering workdays on the allotment and by visitors to the flower bedroom. Let us know you are coming to join in and we will be sure to have a flower cupcake to thank you.
Get in touch
Photos of the site
First seed sowing, allotment
Monday, March 4, 2019
Seed sowing Portway Juniors
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Seed sown
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Birdsfoot Trefoil germinating
Friday, April 19, 2019
Pricking out seedlings, High St
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Community lends hand, High St
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Artwork for the flower bedroom
Sunday, April 28, 2019
A-Fest visitors join in
Sunday, April 28, 2019
ATU volunteer shows how it's done
Sunday, April 28, 2019
High St before...
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Just some of the seedlings raised
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Local gallery donates drawers
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Gathering the bedroom furniture
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Artwork with Kaz
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Artwork with Kaz
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Now how shall I write this?
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
You are invited...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Come to Flowerbed Storytime!
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Wildflower turf on the move!
Friday, June 7, 2019
Let's get going!
Saturday, June 8, 2019
We've Got This!
Saturday, June 8, 2019
The finished bedroom
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Lots of interest already!
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Flowerbedroom toys visit the wood
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Wildflower Walk in Harmony Woods
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Painting, drawing, stamping...
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Toys head home to Flowerbedroom
Monday, June 24, 2019
Help! The toys are lost!
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Can you help the toys get home?
Friday, June 28, 2019
Still looking good!
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Please look after us, let us grow
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Bee comes to dine
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Daisies fade, kidney vetch blooms
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Finding the story flowers
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Flower stories by Portway Juniors
Sunday, June 30, 2019
One of the Lost Toys comes home
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Today's visitors help to plant
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Our wildflowers!
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Taking mine home to look after
Sunday, June 30, 2019
It's storytime! All join in!
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Potting up plants for the meadow
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Two more toys make it home
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Adding a plant to the bedroom
Sunday, June 30, 2019
200 plants and counting!
Sunday, June 30, 2019
We love our flower medallions!
Sunday, June 30, 2019
One last bee needs a home...
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Sharing a flower story
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Potting up
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Many plug plants to pot up
Thursday, July 4, 2019
VR comes to the high street!
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Feedback from the VR event
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Making wildflowers at VR event
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Exploring nature through VR
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Taking VR into school
Friday, September 27, 2019What we've been up to
| What we did | When we did it | How many people took part | Who was there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth project coordinators took their virtual reality tours and headsets into school to share with other students. | 27/09/:00 | 8 | Mixed ages |
| Youth project brought virtual reality tours to Harmony Woods for wildflower planting day. | 21/09/:00 | 10 | Mixed ages |
| Youth project (Wildflower Bedroom VR Trail) coordinators ran event on the high street - immersing community into nature via virtual reality. | 03/09/:00 | 25 | Mixed ages |
| On June 30th Storytime happened; the bedroom attracted 100s visitors: wildflower stories were told, medallions made, 200 plants potted up | 30/06/:00 | 200 | Mixed ages |
| Held wildflower walks in Harmony Woods and set up art activities, drawing and painting the flowers in the wood. | 30/06/:30 | 50 | Mixed ages |
| Sowed birdsfoot trefoil and lady's bedstraw seed with 6 classes at Portway Junior School | 02/04/:30 | 200 | Mixed ages |
| We sowed wildflower seeds at our community allotment. We took sowing kits into our partner schools and community day at the local market. | 02/04/:30 | 60 | Mixed ages |
| We sowed wildflower seeds at our community allotment. We took sowing kits into our partner schools and community day at the local market. | 02/04/:30 | 60 | Mixed ages |