Family Zone
The summer holidays are a great time to spend some quality time with the children, and to help prevent things from descending into chaos, it's good to have a few activities planned. For some inspiration have a look at Things to do in the Summer Holidays - Our Activity Ideas.
We have some great ideas for gardening through the summer on our Blog. There are some delicious seasonal recipes, lots of gardening hints and tips and interesting gift ideas for avid gardeners of all ages.
...And make sure you keep an eye out for our summer competition. All the information can be found in the Family Zone Competition and the School Zone Competition.
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The School Garden - Planning for the Summer Holidays
Jun 30, 2010
The summer holidays are often a tricky time for the school garden. After all the fun and toil of the Gardening Club during the spring and summer term, everyone skips off for their summer holidays and the much loved and enjoyed school garden can fall .....
A Story In Eight Words Can Say So Much ...
May 21, 2010
Enormous thanks to everyone who got into the spirit of story telling and entered our April competition. Some of your entries were heart warming, others funny ...they were a delight to read.
All About Spring - From Spetisbury Primary School
May 19, 2010
Do take a look at our gallery of lovely pictures and poems from Spetisbury Primary School in Dorset. They are all about spring time and are just beautiful ...well done to all the children who took part.
Great Gardens in a Small Space with the Polanter
Feb 23, 2010
We have a lovely new product in stock that will be perfect to get going in the spring. Polanters are clever vertical gardens that can be extended to fit any space. ...And if you ever grow plants on walls you will know how quickly they dry out but.......
Bonfire Night Celebrations - Our Favorite Ideas
Nov 4, 2009
Craft ideas, recipes and traditional celebration ideas for Bonfire Night
Our Favourite Spooky Halloween Activities
Oct 14, 2009
Fun ideas for Halloween including recipes, craft activites and things to do in the garden...
Have your own continuous supply of fresh salad leaves!
Apr 23, 2009
Now is a great time to be getting started with your Summer supply of tasty salad leaves. Our Salubrious Salad Beds are great for positioning onto flags or tarmac and are ideal for putting just outside the kitchen door.....
Have you ever considered getting a wormery?
Jan 27, 2009
One way to dispose of your food waste is to get a wormery, we do a range of wooden wormeries which will facinate your children.
Win fabulous prizes from The Recycle Works!
Jan 21, 2009
At Gardening with Children our aim is to quite simple - to encourage children to have fun whilst learning new gardening skills, and what could be more fun than entering a competition?
Ideas to encourage kids to grow their own!
Jan 14, 2009
The health of our children is a hot topic. A really easy way to get kids out into the fresh air, exercising and eating fresh fruit and vegetables is by getting them interested in how things grow and how waste gets broken down ...
New Product Launch - Wooden Cold Frames
Jan 2, 2009
Our brand new Wooden Cold Frame can be used anywhere and has the added benefit that it can be positioned alongside any of our Wooden Compost Bins. That way, the heat generated by the compost can help to warm the cold frame!