An Aberdeen City Council school have unveiled a new garden to celebrate the life of one of its pupils.
Gerrard Somers, who passed away last year, was a much-loved primary 1 pupil at Kingsford School. Fellow pupils and staff wanted to create a special garden in memory of him.
The garden, which features 16 brightly painted planters and two specially commissioned benches, was designed and planted out by the pupils after receiving donations from local garden centres.
Mr Gary Bain, Depute Head Teacher at Kingsford School, said: “Our pupil leadership group did a fantastic job of collecting all the ideas the children submitted to then design Gerrard’s Garden.
“Once we received the planters, pupils helped to paint them in bright, rainbow colours ready to be filled with compost and plants.
“We are very grateful to Ben Reid, Dobbies and Fox Lane garden centres for their generous donation of plants.
“Longer-term we are hoping to use the garden to grow a wide variety of vegetables and herbs, as well as flowers, to tie in with lessons on food sustainability.”
Gerrard’s parents Lynne and Barry, said: “We love how the garden looks and appreciate the efforts of pupils and staff, in creating a wonderful space that celebrates Gerrard.
“It is a great addition to the community, it will be wonderful to watch it grow and be used by pupils from the school for years to come.
“The benches look amazing and the fact they are Toy Story-themed ̶ which was Gerrard’s favourite movie ̶ makes it even more special.”