Garry O'Reagan, Head gardener at Bishopthorpe Palace said: “As
custodians of the gardens at Bishopthorpe Palace, we take great pride
in their development. Managing the trees in the grounds plays a major
part of what we do, not only visually for future generations to enjoy,
but also on the enormous impact that this can have on the environment.
To celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, we have today planted
together an avenue of twelve trees, which have been sourced from a local
nursery, keeping our carbon footprint down”.
Lauren Webb,
Director at Brunswick Organic Nursery, Bishopthorpe, a registered
charity working with people with learning difficulties, said: “We are
thrilled to join in with the Archbishop and others in planting trees to
mark the Queen’s Jubilee at Bishopthorpe Palace. Lee has attended
Brunswick for many years and he is also employed at the palace and works
in the gardens. Whether you’re an individual planting a sapling in
your garden, a scout or guiding group planting in the community, or
planting an avenue of trees like we have done here today, this
initiative is a great way in which to learn more about planting and
protecting trees in your local setting.”
This Autumn term,
Archbishop of York CE Junior School held a poetry competition based on
the theme of trees in response to the Archbishop's visit to school where
he shared one of his own poems. Acting Headteacher, Sally Sutton said;
“There was such a high standard of writing for the poetry submissions
which we sent to the Archbishop and he reported that it was really
difficult to select winning entries. However, three winners were
chosen: Elsa, Oscar and Kamso and they are delighted to be representing
our school and planting a tree for future generations to enjoy.”