Children's garden

Children are always attracted to the garden as playing outdoors stimulates their imagination. Although it is not always practical to have a toddler helping out in the garden, there are plenty of ways to ensure that your child can join in and play happily.

Gardens are always great places for children to play, provided you make them a bit 'child-friendly' and you are aware of the potential for danger of poisonous plants and garden ponds. Sandpits are, of course, guaranteed to give them hours and hours of pleasure, but there are other ways to make the garden attractive for your children and grandchildren.

Gardening, while keeping children amused is much easier and more fun if you have a theme while you work, and a 'Cowboys and Indians' theme will definitely take their fancy. Create a tepee on the lawn, a totem pole and a fake fire and with some feathers in your hair and a tall Indian tale or two around the fire the children, and you, will enjoy the gardening all the more!