Getting your hands dirty and growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs
and flowers in the garden is great fun. From flowering wellies,
grotesque gourds and bird baths to wind chimes, butterfly borders and
potato hedgehogs, there is a huge range of exciting projects that you
can do in and out of the garden, whatever the weather.This exciting new
book contains 120 easy-to-follow step-by-step projects suitable for
every child from 5 to 12. An informative introduction covers all the
basics, from safety, equipment and commonly used terms to how plants
grow, general care and sustainable gardening. Eight fantastic hands-on
project chapters then follow, covering everyday techniques, edible
treats, flower power, craft projects, wildlife gardening and indoor
gardening.Clear instructions and more than 1100 stunning colour
photographs make following the projects easy, while expert tips and
growing ideas provide inspiration and encourage experimentation.
Invaluable 'you will need' lists, growing times and a star rating guide
provide at-a-glance information to help you choose a suitable project,
whether you want a small-scale indoor project for a rainy day or to get
stuck in and grow your own flower rainbow, mini wildlife pond or a
living wigloo.Beautifully illustrated and bursting with expert advice,
clear instructions and loads of fabulous fun ideas, this book is an
ideal guide for all children, from budding beginners to green-fingered
growers.Winner of the 2010 Garden Media Guild Award for Practical Book
of the Year"Simply wonderful! Well conceived, pitched in a way that will
engage both parents and children; laid out in a fun and eye-catching
way, but also packed with facts. A logically ordered start provides a
good lead into the following sections, that consists of a range of
projects, ranked in order of their difficulty, when to do them as well
as the time needed; helping the reader plan ahead. This is a book that
clearly relates how to have fun while achieving simple projects within
the garden." The Garden Media Guild 2010 Award JudgesEverything you need
to know to garden your way to green-fingered glory, from growing
flowering wellies and crazy gourds to butterfly borders and potato
hedgehogsIncludes more than 120 fabulous projects, from edible treats
and flower power to craft projects, wildlife gardening and indoor
gardening, as well as a directory of popular plantsMake a wormery, grow
square veg!, make a monster pumpkin pet, grow a flower rainbow and
dogwood stars, go bananas and grow a grasshead manIncludes an
informative introduction covering all the basics, from safety,
equipment, essential techniques and a guide to commonly used gardening
terms to learning all about how plants growEvery project features an
at-a-glance 'you will need' list, growing times and a star rating guide
to show you how easy or hard it is Each idea is easy to follow with
step-by-step instructions and there are over 1100 fantastic colour
photographs showing you what to do
