Tree planting sponsors:
Sherwood Press Group
Sherwood tree takes root
Sherwood Press Group has planted a native Oak in Wollaton Park to mark the start of the company's sponsorship of the park's Sensory Garden. Environmental Manager Paul Watson planted the tree on behalf of the company, and is pictured here assisted by Nottingham City Council arboricultural officer Anna Murphy.
Paul said: "The Sherwood Press were thrilled to win the Experian Award for Nottingham Environmental Printer of the Year, and as a continuation of our commitment to environmental issues, a decision was taken to use the prize money of £2,500 to support the Sensory Garden in Wollaton Park and to plant a replacement native Oak tree needed on Digby Avenue. We are keen to get involved in a practical way and our staff will be helping to plant the Sensory Garden soon."
The garden has just been redesigned by Sue Crosby, who is researching social therapeutic horticulture at Trent University, and planting should be completed by about the end of April. Sue also works for the NHS as a horticulture instructor for adults with mental health difficulties and she is being helped in the garden by a team of volunteers who use mental health services. They are being trained in horticulture for health and therapy benefits and to improve their employment prospects.
