Children from St Michael's School in Steventon, near Abingdon, rolled up their sleeves to sow seeds and put in plants for the school's new eco-garden.
Clare Norris, eight, is pictured with seven-year-old Shaye Pakes
The school received a grant of £250 from the Power into Your Project scheme being run by the power company Innogy, which runs Didcot Power Station, in conjunction with the Oxford Mail's sister paper, the Herald series.
The garden will become a wildflower meadow. Teacher Val Dalby said: "We are having two new classrooms built and an old classroom is being converted into a hall so at the moment the school grounds are a bit upside down.
"The new garden will add a touch of brightness to the scene. As well as the garden we have had three large wooden planters made so we can brighten up the front of the school."
The children were helped by the manager of the power station, John Rainford and colleagues, who wished the children success in their green fingered venture.
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