The Cost Price!

Hello! Jennifer here. Here is the estimated costs and buyings of our garden.

Insects

Butterflies: Painted Lady  £25 = €30.88
LadyBirds: Ladybirds     €29.95 (co. Kerry) 25 per pack (x2)
Ants: Ants   (Pricing in website) (UK)

The total for the Insect section is estimated to be €150

Garden Practicalities

Fences:  Holsten Fence Panel Dimensions: 180cm x 100cm €36.99 Woodies DIY Fences
Gazebo: Gazebo €1199

Total pricing estimated to be €1383
Vegetation
The vegetation really depends on what flowers we are planning to plant in our garden. 
I’ve checked online and all I can find our bouquets. I will research more on vegetation. 
Otherwise we could buy some bulbs and seeds from Dunnes, Lidl ect.
The total for the Vegetation section is estimated to be €100



Art.

Art is particularly tied with GardenPracticalities. Unless we are hiring skilled gardeners
Design the layout or order of the flowers we may not need to use any of our budget on this section.

Total pricing for the Art section was estimated to be 0 - €500

Green Schools

Green schools is also a difficult section to price. It may be tied to both art and Garden Pract.

We may not need to spend any money on this section at all! If we do it will be for paint and supplies like that. 

Total  pricing for the Green Schools section  was estimated to be 0 - €60

ICT

There will be no need to pay for anything in this section. Just a big well done to Jitesh our ICT expert for putting it together!

Pricing for this will be free

The estimating for the TOTAL price is 2193

News :)

Hey guys! Jennifer here! We have finally finished our photo story! With a lot of hard work from Jitesh it turned out great! Well done Jitesh!

But don't think the other members of our team didn't do anything!

 George was busy researching all the cool creepy crawlies that could go into our garden! This helped a lot with the photo story!

Ellen, our leader brought in LOADS of information on flowers! We were able to browse in the books she brought in and learn about what plants grow in different seasons!

Rebekah was a big help too! She had a knack for finding cool websites and ideas for the blog and photo story. Most of the ideas came from her! Thanks Rebekah!

Ms. Galligan would be very proud of Caolon! He found many ideas for our green school part of the garden. Not to mention he tried to help the other members of our team with their jobs as much as possible!

And I tried to help as much as I possibly could. But all the hard work mostly came from the other members! Well Done guys!

Here is a cool plant that I think is very interesting! We aren't going to put it in our garden of coarse its way to dangerous!

           This is a Sundew it is a bit like the Venus Flytrap. Sundews use “glue” to catch an insect. The insect is trapped by the tentacles and engulfed as the modified leaf gradually closes up over it. A sundew traps up to five insects per month.

Here is a fun google easter egg (Its what they're called) .

Its a bit like "Zerg Rush"

Try Atari Breakout

Go to the google search engine, type it out and click images. Its a pleasant surprise!

~ Jenny :)

Our Map!

Today all the groups completely finished their maps! We have tried to make the most colourful garden as it is a school garden! We hope you really like it! Take a look at some pictures of the map!

Also since everyone has finished the photostory why not check their blogs and leave a comment!   

http://thelittlepaceschoolgardenproject.blogspot.ie/

http://thegreenbunch1.blogspot.ie/

http://evergreenteamschoolgarden.blogspot.ie/

http://verification17.blogspot.ie/

Mr. Curtin's blog:  http://mrcurtinsgarden.blogspot.ie/

Our Photostory!

Here is our photostory. It was made by Jitesh and Jennifer. We put a lot of time into it so we hope you really like it! If you find any mistakes please let me know I would really appreciate it!

Photostory Complete!

Hello,
Jitesh here. I am here too tell you that our photostory is finally finished! Unfortunately I couldn't post it on this blog because it was taking too long to publish so sorry about that, but I promise I will post it as quickly as possible! We hope Mr.McGorman really likes it. Good luck to all the groups!

Fun Facts!

Aoibh had an amazing idea of having facts everyday I’ve decided to add a few facts of my own :)

1. The earth has more than 80,000 species of edible plants

2. 90% of the food we eat today are made up of only 30 different plants!

3. 70,000 plant species are utilised for medicine.

4.68 percent of plants are in danger of going extinct.

5. 80% of the worlds natural forests have been cleared or destroyed

There are 5 facts to this list! If you are tired of blogging here is a quick break fun fact. If you type” Zerg Rush” on the search engine, Google will eat your page! TRY IT OUT!

Georges Insects

George wasn’t in for sometime. But he managed to get a large amount of information! Its as if he was never gone!

I found out information about ladybird and caterpillars.
 

1. Ladybirds eat the aphids and insects that are bad for the garden
2. They breed hundreds of eggs every year so its easier to keep them alive.
3. They are beautiful for the garden.
4. We can put some greenflies in our garden so the ladybird settle down.

The only bad thing about them is that in autumn they will try to go indoors so they can find a warm place to stay.

1.Caterpillars are really weak when the born and until they become butterflies (late in autumn early in winter)but they are friends with the ants.I think the caterpillars leave something for the ants and in turn the ants are protecting the caterpillars.So if caterpillars are in danger they will call the ants for help.
2. When they become butterflies they will be pollinating.
3. They will be great for the garden

However,the bad thing about them is that they will be like pests until they become butterflies.But we could grow them in a jar by putting leaves to eat and branches to stay.We have to keep them air conditioned and without sunlight as much as possible.

Want to Try our App?

Hi everyone,
Jitesh here. As you all know I have made an app on appshed.com for our group!
I you want to download our group app keep reading and you will find out!

Firstly download a QR scanner on playstore or appstore!
Then open up the Qr scanner and scan this image below!

Then simply add the app to your home screen!

There you go you have our very own app!
We hope you really like our app!

Quick Update!

Hi,
Jitesh here. I am just giving a quick update about what's happening on the school garden project! We have started our photostory today. Mr. Curtin gave us two options, either to make the photostory on Microsoft Photostory or Windows Movie Maker. Our group has chosen to use Windows Movie Maker. We also drew a map of what our garden will look like when it is done! Once that map if completely finished me or my fellow teammates  will upload that a picture of our garden map!

Our unfinished Photostory!

Hello! Jennifer here!
I am working on a photostory!
I am nearly done and want to know you think!
Also I am happy for Jitesh’s  app! Its better than mine!

Caolon’s Trailer!

During the time spent in the computer room Caolon managed to make our Photostory trailer! He sacrificed his own picture for more pictures of our ideas! What a great person ! :) Well Done Caolon!

New App!

Hi,
Jitesh here.The Green Gardeners second app has been officially been released.
Jennifer had made an app using app makr but I have have made an app using appshed.
If you want to install the app I will tell of you at school tomorrow!
If you want to make your own app go to:  http://appshed.com/

Here is a picture of our new app!
(Sorry for the bad quality)

My Mock Photo story Trailer!

Hello! Jennifer here!
I’ve decided to make a trailer for our photo story so this is my test run! Check it out!
Enjoy :)

Things You never knew you could compost!

From the Kitchen

1. Coffee grounds and filters 2. Tea bags 3. Used paper napkins 4. Pizza boxes, ripped into smaller pieces

5. Paper bags, either ripped or balled up 6. The crumbs you sweep off of the counters and floors 7. Plain cooked pasta

8. Plain cooked rice 9. Stale bread 10. Paper towel rolls 11. Stale saltine crackers 12. Stale cereal 

13. Used paper plates (as long as they don’t have a waxy coating) 14. Cellophane bags (be sure it's really Cellophane and not just clear plastic—there's a difference.)

15. Nut shells (except for walnut shells, which can be toxic to plants) 16. Old herbs and spices

17. Stale pretzels 18. Pizza crusts 19. Cereal boxes (tear them into smaller pieces first) 20. Wine corks

21. Moldy cheese 22. Melted ice cream 23. Old jelly, jam, or preserves 24. Stale beer and wine

25. Paper egg cartons 26. Toothpicks 27. Bamboo skewers 28. Paper cupcake or muffin cups

From the Bathroom

29. Used facial tissues

30. Hair from your hairbrush 31. Toilet paper rolls 32. Old loofahs 33. Nail clippings 34. Urine < Weird!35. 100% Cotton cotton balls 36. Cotton swabs made from 100% cotton and cardboard (not plastic) sticks 37. glue paste 38. Rope

From the Laundry Room

39. Dryer lint

40. Old/stained cotton clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces

41. Old wool clothing—rip or cut it into smaller pieces

From the Office

42. Bills and other documents you’ve shredded 43. Envelopes (minus the plastic window) 44. Pencil shavings 45. Sticky notes 46. Business cards (as long as they’re not glossy) 47. Receipts

Around the House

48. Contents of your vacuum cleaner bag or canister

49. Newspapers (shredded or torn into smaller pieces) 50. Subscription cards from magazines 51. Leaves trimmed from houseplants

52. Dead houseplants and their soil 53. Flowers from floral arrangements

54. Natural potpourri 55. Used matches 56. Ashes from the fireplace, barbecue grill, or outdoor fire pit

Party and Holiday Supplies

57. Wrapping paper rolls 58. Paper table cloths

59. Crepe paper streamers 60. Latex balloons

61. Raffia 62. Excelsior 63. Jack o' Lanterns

64. Those hay bales you used as part of your outdoor fall decor 65. Natural holiday wreaths

66. Your Christmas tree. Chop it up with some pruners first (or use a wood chipper, if you have one...) 67. Evergreen garlands

Pet-Related

68. Fur from the dog or cat brush 69. Droppings and bedding from your rabbit/gerbil/hamsters, etc.

70. Newspaper/droppings from the bottom of the bird cage 71. Feathers 72. Alfalfa hay or pellets (usually fed to rabbits) 

73. Rawhide dog chews 74. Fish food 75. Dry dog or cat food

New App p.2!!

Hello!!!
Jennifer here:
I made a new app! But I didn’t know Jitesh was still working on his. But here is my app anyway. I put it on the App Makr Market. I hope Jitesh’s comes out soon I really want to see it!
heres the link : The Green Gardeners Official app
Heres how you can check it out online: The Green Gardeners Official App online

On your phone go to the browser and visit apps.appmakr.com  and download our app!!

~ Jennifer x

Online Version:

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Plant Experiment!

Today Mr. Curtin  chose a seven children to carry out an experiment!  We wanted to see what plant grew faster, the one with banana peels at the bottom of the small pot or the one with the hydro-gel mixed with soil!
First we put water in the nappy until it couldn't hold any more. Next we ripped the nappy open and saw that there was something that looked like snow, we then put it into the bowl. Then Mr. Curtin picked two children to bring the bowl down to the staff room to put in the fridge to be turned into hydro-gel . When the hydro-gel was ready we mixed it with the soil and put our seeds in!

For the next part we simply put in some soil that had nothing mixed into the small pot. Next we gently pushed the seeds half an inch down the soil! Then we pushed some banana peels down the side of the pot ( we put it in the side so the seeds wouldn't get damaged). 

We are very eager to tell you the final result .
Keep checking our blog to see what the final result is!

New App!

Hi,
Jitesh here. I wanted to tell you that I am working on an app. Once the app is finished it will be so much easier to access our blog. We will be letting you know when the app is released! 

Disney's Gardening!

Hello! Jennifer here;
Ok so I love Disney and when I saw this I freaked out
7th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival!!!
It had so many skilled Gardeners there! I don't think i have all the pictures of the flower statues but I have a few. I thought it would be cool to have Disney characters hidden around our garden. After all it is for the children.  I don't have a lot of info on it but I will try to collect some in a while :)

This is Lydia the wind fairy From Tinkerbell

This is the Lady and the Tramp

Lady And The Tramp

                                                 

Beauty And The Beast

Snow White

Teddy From Toy Story 3

Bambi

Donald Duck

TinkerBell

Woody, Teddy, Buzz Lightyear

Phineas and Ferb

Light Fairy

Lion King

Woody and Buzz

Mike The Eyeball Monster thing

The Muppets

Minnie and Mickey

Stitch

Lightning Mckqueen

Flowers!

Hi,
Jitesh here! Today I visited Woodies D.I.Y garden centre with my family. I took some pictures of flowers that I thought looked cool!! These can be some types of flower we can put into our garden. It will look very colourful and nice. Take a look!

Drawing!

Hello! Jennifer here:
On Friday I made this drawing and finished it today. I didn’t want to colour it so I
decided to edit something as a background.