This week marks an important week in the gardening calendar as it is National Growing for Wellbeing Week. And our own wellbeing, both physical and mental, cannot be more important than at the present moment in time.
It is estimated that 1 in 4 people will experience a form of mental health in any given year. Gardening has proven, on...
Sowing seeds for your garden really can be make or break time. It is an exciting time and no doubt you will have made some big plans on where the plants are going to go. If you are sowing vegetables, you may already be thinking about the types of meals that you will eat with your home grown vegetables.
As...
Growing sunflowers is a staple of the children's garden. There is a certain type of magic with growing a sunflower. How something from such a small seed can end up as a plant that can be up to 3 metres tall!
Growing Sunflowers - The Basics
What you will need:
Pots
Multipurpose compost
Sunflower seeds - some varieties for you at...
For those that follow any instagram accounts, you will certainly recognise these iconic vegetable trugs used by many influencers. If you are looking for something that will inspire your children to get out in the garden, then this is a must have for any young gardener.
What we love about these trugs made by the very talented loldeantimber is that you...
Creating a miniature farmyard in a tray is actually a really fun thing to do with the kids. There are many opportunities to add in scavenger hunts and there are some great learning opportunities to be had as well.
Suitable for: 3 Years + (they will need a lot of extra help)
How long will it take? If you are on a...
Firstly, welcome to the first blog that we have ever written on KDG. Having never written a 'blog' before, we are giving it a go. In part it is because I want to share with you some of the things that we are up to here at KDG as we go through this amazing journey of getting kids growing....
Getting a pair of gardening gloves for your children is a great way to get them involved in jobs that you simply wouldn't do with your bare hands. We know, as adults, that there is something magic about the feeling of soil in your fingers and you certainly won't want to take that experience away from your child.
However, some...
Mint is an extremely versatile herb that is easy to grow and look after in the garden. It's best planted in containers as it does have a tendency to take over when planted in the ground. As well as the classic mint flavours, there are a whole host of different varieties that you can grow - a great activity...
Parsley is a wonderful herb to have growing in the garden and children will love growing it. Parsley is an extremely versatile herb and has many uses in the kitchen. Also, it has many health benefits as it is packed full of nutrients that you wouldn't expect from a herb. There are two types of parsley that you can...
Rosemary is a lovely evergreen herb to grow in the garden or indoors. It is highly versatile in the kitchen and extremely easy to please. For our young gardeners, they will be able to enjoy the wonderful scent that it has to offer and also use rosemary to practise the art of growing from cuttings.
Growing Rosemary - The Basics
Can...
