:00:00. > :00:13.Hi, I'm Ricky, with your last Newsround update of the day.
:00:14. > :00:15.First up, many of you have been looking forward to
:00:16. > :00:19.it for months, and now One Direction have kicked off the UK leg
:00:20. > :00:23.The boys have already performed in front of screaming crowds
:00:24. > :00:26.in South America and Ireland for the Where We Are tour.
:00:27. > :00:28.Nearly 50,000 Directioners are at the Stadium of Light
:00:29. > :00:32.They queued in the rain to see their heroes.
:00:33. > :00:35.1D fan Niamh was lucky enough to get tickets for the gig.
:00:36. > :00:39.Well, I got them on my birthday last year.
:00:40. > :00:42.I was really excited, and I screamed my head off when I
:00:43. > :00:45.got them, because I've always wanted to see One Direction live.
:00:46. > :00:49.Well, the Royal Horticultural Society wants
:00:50. > :00:53.It believes that it can help kids develop important skills outside
:00:54. > :01:11.When it comes to the world of gardening, no-one does it better
:01:12. > :01:14.or is more famous for it than the Chelsea Flower Show here in London.
:01:15. > :01:18.Thousands of people flock here every year to see the gorgeous greenery.
:01:19. > :01:21.And the people behind it, the Royal Horticultural Society, believe that
:01:22. > :01:26.gardening can teach kids a whole lot more than just planting a few bulbs.
:01:27. > :01:30.Nowadays, fewer kids have access to green spaces, but one school
:01:31. > :01:34.has taken the green-finger challenge to the next level.
:01:35. > :01:37.These kids in east London have built a green oasis amongst
:01:38. > :01:42.I found it really fun when I started gardening, because I like
:01:43. > :01:48.the feel of the soil and looking at all the little seedlings germinate.
:01:49. > :01:52.Sometimes I like gardening even more than playing in the playground.
:01:53. > :01:55.But can gardening really help you learn skills for school?
:01:56. > :01:58.They're learning how to work as a team, they're learning how to
:01:59. > :02:03.We did a maths lesson when we built some new planters,
:02:04. > :02:07.and they had to calculate how much soil went in the planters,
:02:08. > :02:13.Not every school can afford their own potted paradise.
:02:14. > :02:16.But with almost 20,000 schools already involved with
:02:17. > :02:19.the campaign for school gardening, progress has been made,
:02:20. > :02:23.so it's now much more likely that a green-finger project could be
:02:24. > :02:32.Now, for a lot of you on half-term the weather has been
:02:33. > :02:36.We've been asking you how you've been keeping busy on the Newsround
:02:37. > :02:51.Thanks so much for all those comments.
:02:52. > :02:57.when Martin will be hearing more about 1D's concert in Sunderland.