Kids in the garden

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Get your children planting with purpose by choosing plants that will keep them keen. Edibles are number one when gardening with kids, as they love to eat what they grow.

Choose seeds that sprout up quickly, like peas, beans or ‘Easter Egg’ radishes, along with colourful marigolds and giant sunflowers.

Encourage them to keep a log of plant developments, measuring growth and noting harvests.

Avoid choosing any poisonous plants such as yew, foxglove and monkshood.