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Garden Projects for Children
I believe passionately that children should spend as much time outdoors as possible. There’s an alchemy about being in the open air – children who were at each other’s throats in their bedroom will play quite happily if they’re chucked outside (and I have thrown fighting children out in the rain before – they enjoyed it... in the end!).
Decking
Decking has had such a bad press lately there is probably a real backlash against it. But it really does have a place in the garden, especially if the ground is uneven and you want to make a sitting area.
March is a great month to start to do some easy vegetables
It's worth trying to grow some vegetables even if you have a tiny space. The sheer satisfaction of eating what you've raised is amazing and they taste really good too.
February is the month to...
Get hold of seed catalogues and think about having a go at sowing seeds this spring. You may notice I'm avoiding any mention of actually going outside until it warms up a bit more.
January - some great ideas to cheer up your garden this winter
- Don't take the Christmas fairy lights down! Maybe re-arrange them and call them festoon lights but leave them up to provide a little bit of magic in the garden throughout the year.