Playing outside and in the garden can be a fun adventure for children. Keeping your garden perfectly maintained isn’t necessarily a must for a child-friendly garden. Sometimes allowing certain areas to be overgrown can attract nature into your garden and also means you don’t have to worry if the kids have trodden on a few prized plants. Tempting animals to reside in your home garden can provide an educational aspect for your children. They can discover how nature works through items such as nesting boxes, bird baths or even a self-made insect hotel, giving your children plenty to explore.
It’s never too early to involve your children in a little gardening work so they learn how the garden works. One particularly good idea is cultivating a small plant bed for your children to have. Together you can plant fruit and vegetables that they can then harvest themselves later. Particularly suitable are tomatoes, peas, raspberries and strawberries, as the harvest can be eaten immediately and involves them in a simple and fun way.
Make a great addition to any family garden as they not only encourage nature to move in, but also provide opportunities for climbing or even perhaps an extravagant addition such as a tree house. A hazelnut shrub is a good place to start and will be ready for climbing within a few years of planting. If you’re not too keen on having a natural climbing frame in your garden, fruit trees are an ideal choice and will be both eye-catching and also provide fruit for generations to come.
However you decide to design your family garden, you should always first consider the safety of your children. Do not cultivate poisonous plants if you have small children. Angel trumpets, autumn crocus, laburnum, deadly nightshade or lily of the valley should not be present in family gardens. Once the children grow older, however, it is possible to explain to them exactly what is poisonous and what is not, providing an educational aspect to your garden.
Be careful when designing ponds, pools or water features. These should be made inaccessible or appropriately safeguarded so that your children’s safety is always guaranteed. Constructing a hedge or a fence around your garden is something to consider well.
However you design your family garden, you should always consider the safety of your children. Do not cultivate poisonous plants if you have small children. Angel trumpets, autumn crocus, laburnum, deadly nightshade or lily of the valley should not be present in family gardens. Once the children grow older, however, it is possible to explain to them exactly what is poisonous and what is not, so that it is no longer necessary to do without all beautiful but poisonous plants. Be careful when designing ponds, pools or water butts. These should be made inaccessible or sufficiently safeguarded so that your children’s safety is always guaranteed.
In order to stop children running out suddenly into the road, it is advisable to construct a hedge or a fence around your garden. In this way, parents can allow their children to play outside and enjoy the garden without worrying about them.