Meadows Primary School is looking greener following a special planting day last week.
Students from all year levels spent time in the yard and the school’s community gardens and Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden last Thursday, planting more than 500 plants, shrubs and trees.
Meadows Primary School sustainability co-ordinator Mary Cox said the plants were given to the Broadmeadows school as part of Hume council’s seedlings for schools program.
The program provides schools with free indigenous plants in a bid to promote sustainability.
Ms Cox said the planting day was the school’s way of doing its bit for the environment.
“We are trying to increase biodiversity and attract more bird life, as well as increase shade around the school,” she said.
“We have a green team made up of students, parents and community volunteers who do an amazing job of looking after our many gardens and grounds.”
