Whether you start gardening with children in the spring or in the fall, it doesn't matter that much. I myself also gratefully use it in the fall. The first works of art made of chestnuts were soon made by my children. Gardening with children is always fun. Whether it's autumn or spring, there is always plenty to do in the garden and what could be more fun than working together?
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Every year we bring autumn into our home. But we also make it cozy outside. Clearing the garden of leaves is a weekly job that you can do together. We save the most beautiful leaves to tinker with later. We are preparing the garden for winter together! Here are some tips to get started together with your children.
Purchase special children's garden tools. They can handle a small broom better than a large one. Let them lug them around with a children's wheelbarrow and all the leaves will be cleaned up in no time.
At the Welkoop, for example, you will find excellent children's garden tools, from a shovel and a rake to a children's wheelbarrow!
Besides the fact that you will have to garden to prepare your garden for winter, it is also useful to give your garden furniture a little refurbishment before they go into winter storage. Or do you always leave your garden furniture outside all winter? In any case, it is important to clean them well and preferably store them in your garden house, or place a good protective cover around them.
Plant some hardy plants together, beautiful colored gerberas will brighten up your autumn garden in no time. Children love color and let's face it… in the autumn and winter that is also very cozy. Go buy plants together and let your children choose, then you can be sure that they will be happy to help you plant.
In the spring you also go for color, but then it is a lot easier to choose.
Mowing? The older kids can do that just fine. In the spring this is a weekly recurring task, so it can actually be added to the to-do list for children.
In the fall, of course, this is less necessary. Early October is the ideal time for seeding or reseeding a new lawn. Grass is ideal with children, a soft surface for all their romps. And it is also fairly easy to maintain. Would you like to know more about grass in your garden or perhaps lay sod so that you can enjoy a lovely garden in the spring?
Plant flower bulbs together. Point out a piece of garden to your children and let them have their own way. Don't get too hung up on it (I tend to do that sometimes). It is also nice to fill large flower pots with soil and plant flower bulbs in it. In the spring it is a big surprise what comes up! And you will see that this makes gardening with children fantastic.
Put up bird houses. You can also make these yourself with your children. Whether or not painted and decorated. It is a feast for the eyes to see the birds making a nest in the spring. In the autumn you should of course not forget to clean the bird's nests together while gardening with children so that they are ready for the next season.
It goes without saying that gardening with children is not only fun, but that you also have to pay attention. Not only when you look at the use of garden tools, but also pay attention to the poisonous plants for children.
Colleague blogger Esmee wrote a good article about this before:poisonous plants child
