Let's Make a Scarecrow

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Windsor and Maidenhead

Friday 6th October 2023

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Nature's Haven is taking part in the Scarecrow Trail at Cliveden over Half Term, so we put away our gardening gloves for the week, and raided our kitchen drawes and wardrobes instead. We came armed with an old suit, children's clothes from a charity shop, bags of straw, hay, old bedding, sacks and other bits and bobs. None of us had ever built a scarecrow before, so we were learning as we went along! One team started on the body of the main scarecrow, whilst Sheila and Jayne filled 2 sacks with straw to form 2 heads. They then each took on making a face for each one out of felt and embroidery thread. We ended up with very happy scarecrows! Sheila also had some fun making a hairpiece for the child scarecrow out of wool, who ended up with long, golden plaits. By the end of the session we had most of the structures in place, with a bit of finishing off needed on Saturday. We can't wait to see them on place on the scarecrow trail


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Nature's Haven Community Healing Garden
Our mission is to enable our community to access and learn about the therapeutic benefits of gardening and nature.

Nature’s Haven is an outdoor retreat to escape the pressures of everyday life. We aim to give our visitors a sense of strength and protection with the intention of providing a more tranquil state of mind. Our healing garden will be filled with a variety of plants that promote a sense of wellbeing and hope. Our garden designs are based on the principles of a physic garden, focusing on the plants' inherent healing properties. It will be a place of refuge where peace, healing, distraction and stress relief is promoted. Nature's Haven will create, maintain & continue to develop healing gardens to generate an abundance of positivity. The gardens will be restorative and yet enabling too, allowing the visitor to 'simply be', reflect & be fully present in the moment and/or actively engage in gardening through our social therapeutic horticultural programmes. We will provide events and opportunities to engage as many people in our community as possible as we nurture and promote a feeling of connectedness. We champion sustainability and we are guided by permaculture principles thus avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. The gardens are designed with accessibility in mind. Wheelchairs will be able to access all areas of the garden and the paths and raised beds will help the visually impaired navigate their way around. We will also have adapted tools to assist with any mobility issues.

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Amy L GoodGym
Amy L GoodGym (she/her)

Fri 6th Oct 2023 at 7:54pm

Brilliant work! 😍

Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Sat 7th Oct 2023 at 7:20pm

They are really cool! We'll done, looks like you've had lots of fun! 😊

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