I would love it if they did. I have a 12 year old child as well and hates helping in the garden. Wont touch the dirt without wearing gloves and runs when he sees a bug (any bug), my husband is the same, he must get it from him. The little ones love it at the moment but aren't all that much help, they just like to look for wiggly worms and spiders. My 2yo daughter is obsessed with bugs, she spots ants from a mile away and has to go look and have a conversation with them lol
i'm not sure a poppy will survive being moved, i moved one and it completely withered. I did over my mums garden a few yrs ago while she was away as a surprise and she was thrilled when she came back, i bought a lot of perennials from a boot sale as they are cheap and plentiful this time of year, good luck
My grandson is 3 & he loves to help me in the garden I do have to keep a close eye on his weeding or I loose some plants but I think it's a good way for them to learn about worms & bugs & of course where fruit & veg actually comes from.
In a world where you can be anything, always be kind.
First pic, a lovely acer, just trim off any dead bits, the red ones tend to get a little scorched by the sun.
Third pic, big bush on the right is choisyia (mexican orange blossom), you can prune this when you like, I have one myself and its going strong. Has white scented flowers.
Fourth pic, the variegated plant under the acer is an euonymus, but I don't know which one.
I haven't moved the poppy yet, never worked the courage to move it as i know my mum loves poppies, will just leave it where is it. I never thought of the boot sale, i'll have a look on sunday thanks.
I really hope I can get my little ones to enjoy gardening, I have some great memories of helping my nana in the garden, she grew lots of veg and berries, used to make it into jam with her. I'm going to have a big veg patch in my garden and encourage the kids to help. The 2 and 3 year old love "helping" and even the 1 year old like to sit next to me digging in the mud with her "spoon" (little kids trowel). I've had to be really careful though as i keep digging up rusty nails and broken glass.
thanks for the names of the plants. I'm just leaving the lavender alone for now and will look for something to hide it. Hopefully the cuttings i took will grow nicely and i can replace it eventually
Also, put down some mulch if you can get some. Preferably one that is fibrous with bark fines in it. Failing that, use a fine bark and cover the exposed parts of the ground. It does a multitude of things, and also brings the garden together to make it more cohesive overall.
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I would love it if they did. I have a 12 year old child as well and hates helping in the garden. Wont touch the dirt without wearing gloves and runs when he sees a bug (any bug), my husband is the same, he must get it from him. The little ones love it at the moment but aren't all that much help, they just like to look for wiggly worms and spiders. My 2yo daughter is obsessed with bugs, she spots ants from a mile away and has to go look and have a conversation with them lol
i'm not sure a poppy will survive being moved, i moved one and it completely withered. I did over my mums garden a few yrs ago while she was away as a surprise and she was thrilled when she came back, i bought a lot of perennials from a boot sale as they are cheap and plentiful this time of year, good luck
My grandson is 3 & he loves to help me in the garden I do have to keep a close eye on his weeding or I loose some plants but I think it's a good way for them to learn about worms & bugs & of course where fruit & veg actually comes from.
First pic, a lovely acer, just trim off any dead bits, the red ones tend to get a little scorched by the sun.
Third pic, big bush on the right is choisyia (mexican orange blossom), you can prune this when you like, I have one myself and its going strong. Has white scented flowers.
Fourth pic, the variegated plant under the acer is an euonymus, but I don't know which one.
The lavender, don't cut into the old wood as it won't survive. Best you can do is plant something to hide that view.
The poppy, leave it. It will have a tap root (a root that goes straight down) and you might not get all of it out intact.
Your last lot of pics:
Green leaves and white spots = pulmonaria. could have pink or blue or white or purple flowers in spring.
2nd pic could be a sambucus or an astilbe
3rd pic could be a green astilbe
4th pic is strawberries
I really hope I can get my little ones to enjoy gardening, I have some great memories of helping my nana in the garden, she grew lots of veg and berries, used to make it into jam with her. I'm going to have a big veg patch in my garden and encourage the kids to help. The 2 and 3 year old love "helping" and even the 1 year old like to sit next to me digging in the mud with her "spoon" (little kids trowel). I've had to be really careful though as i keep digging up rusty nails and broken glass.
thanks for the names of the plants. I'm just leaving the lavender alone for now and will look for something to hide it. Hopefully the cuttings i took will grow nicely and i can replace it eventually
Also, put down some mulch if you can get some. Preferably one that is fibrous with bark fines in it. Failing that, use a fine bark and cover the exposed parts of the ground. It does a multitude of things, and also brings the garden together to make it more cohesive overall.