"We were given a greenhouse and we'd already planted a small orchard and some wild grasses but we decided to really develop the garden when we began to work with Elemental Earth, a Machynlleth-based business. They came to the school two days a week to talk to the children about planting and maintaining a garden and with their help, the children got lots of ideas of what they'd like to have in there school garden. Elemental Earth provided financial support to help us realise some of those ideas.

We also organised a weekend where parents and other members of the community came in to help - they were really enthusiastic and were a great help.

We've created an open-air class for the children to go out and study in the garden. It faces up the valley and it's got a beautiful atmosphere. We have reading circles and art classes there - it's a brilliant resource.

We've got a pond in which we soon hope to have some tadpoles and we've also bought a bird box with a camera in it so the children can watch the chicks hatch in the nest.

Each class have their own border to look after and soon we're hoping to sell a little produce locally. The children feel like they own the garden as they helped create it.

The most important thing in creating a school garden is to get the parents involved and to get support from local businesses. We couldn't have done anything without their help."