CHILDREN'S GARDENS

Children explore the world with their senses

Every garden should have a section set aside just for the children. A magical place where their big imaginations can run wild.

SIGHT

 Colour is very important bright splashes of it! Annuals are brilliant for children's gardens not only do they come in an array of colours but many are fun and capture little ones inquisitive minds. I have childhood memories of opening and closing the mouths of snapdragons and making daisy chains.

Antirrhinum 'Snap dragon'

Peeping from the flower beds these garden objects will trigger any child's imagination and make the garden space that much more magical and fun.

Fairy sculptures a must for a little girl’s fairy garden

Tiered of the same old garden pots, mass produced sculptures and old fading garden gnomes,I went on a search for something a bit more unusual.

The princess and the frog

mushrooms popping out from flower beds



fun garden lighting



Garden elves

peeking from the flowers sits a fairy upon a mushroom

       NATURE

Bring the birds into your children's garden with bird feeders. Feeding the birds will become a fun activity as well as spotting all the new birds that come visit the garden. Little boys love hunting for bugs so don't kill any creepy crawlies on sight leave them and create an Eco garden. Bug boxes are a great way to get your child involved with nature and learning about all the insects that are beneficial to the garden.

Creative bird houses



Bug Boxes



SOUND

 Children are attracted to water. What is better than dipping your fingers into a fish pond or water basin.Watering the little seedlings that you have planted with your own watering can. Nothing is as fun as getting dripping wet in the sprinklers! Some fun water features are wishing wells and shallow basins with little ornamental creatures on the side.When installing water features always consider the safety aspect first.Depending on age there should always be adult supervision.Wind chimes also add sound to the garden as well as different textures such as gravel pathways.



Fun rustic cats and a wishing well

FUN AND ADVENTURE

Jungle gyms and climbing frames are always great fun. I remember spending hours in the garden building forts from branches and banana leaves.I thought this jungle gym was very clever as it incorporates the fun of climbing a tree with all the elements of a traditional metal jungle gym, the best of both worlds.

An fun and imaginative jungle gym

 

A secret fort

A PLACE OF MY OWN

Children love growing things and getting their little hands dirty. Give them a little space of their own in the garden where they can grow their own plants. Choose a sunny area with good soil and plants that are easy to grow with fast results strawberries,sunflowers, beans, pansy's, spinach, radishes and carrots are just a few a great variety of plants. Not only will this space encourage your children to work in the garden but growing their own vegetables will help them explore their taste buds and get them to eat that spinach which is normally hidden under their fork!



'Children have a natural affinity towards nature,dirt,water,plants,and small animals attract children's attention for hours, days, even a lifetime.' Robin C Moore and Herb H Wong

Resources. Friends of the west end, Life is a garden, most beautiful flower.com. To make you smile therapy garden, spottedcanary.com, Goin Pottin,Whisk this