The Saskatchewan Environmental Society and some volunteers helped to de-pave part of an old tennis court outside of Walter Murray Collegiate Saturday.

The work was in preparation of installing a garden at the decommissioned tennis court this upcoming Saturday.

Zoe  Arnold with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society says since the tennis court wasn’t being used for its initial purpose, they were able to make an agreement with the public school board to de-pave a corner of the court for a garden.

“We’ve got a combination of perennial plants so there’s fruit trees, bushes, things like strawberries, we’re going to have prairie wildflowers and then annual vegetables as well.”

Walter Murray uses part of the old tennis court to store different equipment such as canoes and kayaks, although much of the space isn’t being utilized.

That’s how the SES was able to reach an agreement with the school board to convert a corner of the court to a garden which will grow food for the school’s nutrition program.