Guide on Planting a Child-Friendly Garden

Love gardening, but have children? Children sure do get curious and like to eat whatever they put in their little mouths. It's hard to try to achieve the garden of your dreams with having children around. So here's a guide that should help you maintain a child-friendly garden!:

- Having a child-friendly garden, also means having a safe garden. Avoid planting any poisonous plants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poisonous_plants). Because you certainly do not want to risk your little ones safety. Children get quite curious, and like to eat whatever they put in their little mouths.

- A good idea would be to share the experience of gardening with them. Teach them the basics of gardening. They'll be amazed by helping plant a garden, then watching it grow! Gardening's fun to do with your children. Through sharing this experience with your kids, they will learn the responsibilities of taking care of a garden. Once they find out how much hard work it is to keep a garden healthy, they'll learn to respect nature (and most of all, your garden), instead of tearing it up. This is also a great opportunity to bond with your kids! Plants with large seeds, such as sunflowers and bulbs are ideal and easy for a child to help sow.

- Give your children a garden patch of their own. It's alot easier to maintain your garden, When they have a whole area to call their own. There will be less chances of them invading your plants, because they will be too interested in growing their own.

- Have fun with your kids, and do fun activities with them, such as painting flower pots. Or even help them make their own flower pot with clay! Get creative.

- Introduce water to your garden. A great idea would be to use a sprinkler. Your plants and your kids will love it! Fountains and birdbaths are also a great touch to any garden.

- Bird feeders and plants that attract butterflies would also be a great addition to your garden!

*If your kids help you garden, make sure they have the proper tools (gardening supplies made specially for children), and supervision is definitely a must have.

- Let them choose some plants they'd like to grow. Edible flowers, such as violets, calendulas, and pansies are also a good to plant if your children are going to be participating in helping plant your garden. Consider growing some fruits or veggies. Teach them that they are the only plants in the garden that are actually safe to eat, and taste good too!

Most of all- Even if their garden isn't the most attractive, still recognize the hard work they've put in to it, and congratulate them on what a good job they've done. Give them lots of encouragement and be easy on advise. Be sure you make gardening fun, and not work!