Author archives: The Young Gardeners Team

Make a Bug Hotel This is the last project! A bug hotel is useful as well as fun.  It will help the beneficial insects that visit the garden by providing places for them to lay eggs, avoid predators and overwinter in the dry and the warm.  Our bug hotel is a very simple one that …

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Design a Garden Yes, design your own garden! Whatever age you are, you can do this…so read on!

A Grass Caterpillar Make a grass caterpillar! This is fun whatever age you are.  If you are under 10 you might need a little help.

A Bean or Sweet Pea Tepee This is really a project for all the family. Build a tepee for climbing plants, and when the tepee is completely covered you can put a rug or blanket on the floor inside it and you will have your own space!

Miniature Garden Make a miniature garden for faires or dinosaurs! These miniature gardens are really fun to make and you can use absolutely anything you want.

Plant Markers Identifying plants in the garden is often difficult as many of them look alike with similar leaves or flowers.  Having colourful plant markers is a good way to help and it might stop us eating a plant that we should not be eating or it might help us avoid digging up something we …

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