High praise for Firpark kids

The Beechgrove Garden presenter visited the school on Friday to learn about its popular gardening and horticulture initiatives.

Over the past four years the school has developed a range of vocational areas including growing food to be served at its in-house All Stars Bistro, open to the public every Friday.

Jim said: “I’ve been concerned about where the gardeners of the future are going to come from, and this project is exactly the sort of thing that should be taking place in far more schools.

“You could see how much the pupils were enjoying learning about something new and gaining confidence from learning about something they are good at.

“It’s a wonderful initiative which takes food from seed to plate, and I’d like to congratulate everyone involved.”