One of the joys of working and studying at Wilson’s is the stunning gardens found in all corners of the school. Our gardener, John Parker, has been employed at Wilson’s since 1980, first as a teacher in the Art and Design department and for many years since as Head Gardener. His hard work can serve as inspiration for us all, as Rudyard Kipling wrote:

There’s not a pair of legs so thin, there’s not a head so thick,
There’s not a hand so weak and white, nor yet a heart so sick
But it can find some needful job that’s crying to be done,
For the Glory of the Garden glorifieth every one.

Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders,
If it’s only netting strawberries or killing slugs on borders;
And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden,
You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.