Celebrity gardener Pippa Greenwood was at Glee today to announce the winners of the Stewart Garden Schools campaign 2013 and launch the 2014 competition. A cheque for £2000 was presented to Lough View Integrated Primary school, Belfast, Ireland, whose headmaster Robin Mercer attended with some of his pupils.

Second place went to Milbourne Lodge Primary, Esher, Surrey, with Bradley Barton Primary, Newton Abbot, Devon, in third place.

Stewart Garden (5F01), the gardening division of UK manufacturer Stewart, developed the Stewart Garden Schools campaign in 2012, with the aim of getting children to grow fruit and vegetables.

Louigh View will be spending their £2,000 prize money at Hillmount Garden Centre, Belfast. Milbourne will spend their £1,500 prize money at Garsons Esher Garden Centre, Esher and Bradley Barton will spend their £750 prize money at Fermoys Garden Centre, Newton Abbot.

For the 2014 campaign, Brother, will supply the schools with GL100 Garden Label printers for the second year running. New supporters Sinclair will supply compost.

Pippa Greenwood will provide the participating schools with a variety of seeds.

Next year, the top ten schools receive prize money, with the winning school receiving £1,000 to be spent at their local garden centre and the nine runners up will each receive £400.

Stewart Garden will again provide the growing kits.