Kids Do Gardening

Growing sweetcorn is a great experience for any vegetable gardener. Not only do you get the benefit of harvesting some delicious sweetcorn but your garden will also benefit from a wonderful crop. Starting off as a seed, sweetcorn will grow up to 6ft tall depending on the variety, and will look stunning in any garden. Because of sweetcorn amazing...

Sage is an incredibly easy to grow herb that will grow almost anywhere. It is a great kitchen herb that can be used in a multitude of dishes. It prefers well drained soil which makes the plant an ideal contender for container planting. However, it will also thrive in a vegetable bed as well. Sage also has a nostalgic smell...

There is nothing better than a good gardening book for children. Children are often used to the magic of books from their endless story times with parents at bed time. Certainly we are great believers in a classic story at bed time - still like reading the Beatrix Potter books - they are just timeless. The same goes with gardening...

Chives are an incredibly easy herb to grow. They are a perennial herb that is widely grown for its leaves. However, chives will also produce a lovely pink flower that is also edible and can be used to decorate salads. Chives also features in our section on safe plants for children and sensory garden planting because it is such a great plant...

Sensory gardens are great for children to learn about plants and also to get them interested in the world of gardening. They are also very appealing on the eye and offer a wonderful experience for children as they explore plants and the effects that they have on the senses. Sensory gardens, by their nature, are also safe gardens for...

Growing herbs with children is a great way to get them started in and around the garden. In my opinion every garden should have a selection of herbs that it can use in the kitchen. Many people will buy herbs from the supermarket and often for only one meal. As we know, plastic packaging is becoming increasing unpopular and...

Spinach, like rocket, is a really easy vegetable to grow in the garden and a great one for children to get involved. Not only is it a really fast crop to grow in the garden, it also makes for delicious salads right from the garden to the kitchen table. It's a great crop that children will be able to...

Marigolds or Calendula as they are formally known are a staple in the English garden. They are easy to grow, great for a children's garden as they provide an abundance of colour. Growing up, I can always remember marigolds in my Grandfather's garden. So much so that I still remember the jam jars outside the back door, full of seeds,...

For parents, ensuring that the plants that you are growing are safe and non toxic for children is extremely important. For some gardens this might not be possible as there are established and mature plants that you may not want to remove. If this is the case, you can always make a small area of the garden where the...

Runner beans are such an easy vegetable to grow in the garden and a great one to do with the children. They are extremely rewarding and will certainly give a good crop if the conditions are right. What we also love about runner beans is that children can pick them and put them straight on the plate (after cooking...