A DHL man arrived this afternoon with a new book - and asking about my banana trees.

The book is 'Schools for the Future Designing School Grounds' published by the The Staionary Office (I liked it being called HMSO better).

It looks fantastic - lovely colour pictures. I haven't read it yet. It's very different looking to 'The Outdoor Classroom' published in 1990. The pictures should be useful to inspire people. Have written my name in it - I don't want it being pinched as I paid for it - £21. I shall see if the school will buy a copy for the staffroom.

Another useful book is ' School Grounds - a guide to good practice'. It contains things like sizes and layout of sports pitches, it was published in 1997.