GREEN-FINGERED teachers and pupils at an Enfield primary school have added new meaning to the phrase concrete jungle helping them to win a garden award.

Bowes Primary School, in Bowes Road, which sits along the North Circular, refused to let bricks and mortar prevent them from having a flourishing garden of their own.

The gardening team of pupils led by teachers Ailsa Martin and Christine Morgan, have worked with their urban landscape over the last four years to create a green space using recycled materials like old cupboards as flowerbeds.

Their efforts impressed judges from The Conservation Foundation who awarded Bowes Primary the School Green Corners Prize after achieving stunning results.

Ms Morgan said: “It is a big achievement for the children who absolutely love the garden. We don't have much space but we try to make the most of it.

“Each class spends time in the garden as part of the curriculum and there is also an eco-club which meets every Tuesday. Our focus is now on growing our own produce and we have been preparing the beds to plant bulbs for the spring.”

The school also has a partnership with Trent Park who donates plants to the graden.

Another winning green space was the Cherry Tree roundabout which won the water-wise award after creating a visual sensation for motorists with its collection of plants.