Step-By-Step Gardening for Kids: Fantastic Gardening Ideas for 5-12 Year Olds, from Growing Fruit and Vegetables to Fun with Flowers to Wildlife Garde

Getting your hands dirty and growing your own fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers in the garden is great fun! From flowering wellies, crazy gourds and bird baths to wind chimes, butterfly pots and grass-head men, there is a huge range of exciting projects that you can do in and out of the garden, whatever the weather. This practical book includes basic gardening know-how, fruit and vegetables, craft projects, wildlife gardening and indoor gardening, plus a list of good plants to try. Clear instructions and fun photographs make following the projects easy, while tips and growing ideas provide inspiration and encourage experimentation. The 120 fabulous projects, with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions shown in more than 1200 lively photographs, help children learn all about how plants grow, featuring everything from edible treats and flower power to handicrafts, wildlife gardening and indoor ideas. As well as a useful guide to popular garden plants, it covers all the basics, such as safety, equipment, essential techniques and gardening terms. Winner of the Practical Gardening Book of the Year from the Garden Media Guild Awards.

Jenny Hendy is an internationally published gardening author, lecturer and radio broadcaster. She also works with schoolchildren, helping to run creative gardening and nature workshops and clubs.