For a special plant, why not a 'family' apple tree - the ones where several varieties grow on the one tree? Verbena bonariensis great too - cheap, easy, good for wildlife and with those tall triangular-section stems, fascinating to kids. Honesty's good too - can use the seed pods for autumn craft projects. Sunflowers a must... mix up seeds of different varieties and see whose is tallest when u break up for summer, and again come Sep term.
Sorry for a late reply to you all, been a hectic week. In answer to some of your questions Charlie November, the Children are 7/8 yrs and generally we are thinking more long term at this moment in time. So while there are some flowers that really wont be ideal (ie the ones flowering during the summer break) that has given us plenty of suggestions. I like the idea of a webcam to track the progress of the garden and will definately be suggesting that. Oddly something i am doing this year is a weekly snap of my own garden so that I can see how it alters through the year. I'm hoping time and effort will allow for 4 different sections of garden so that we can vary the planting. I just wish it didn't all come down to budget and finding others to volunteer. However I hope to post another picture soon of a 'getting there' stage. Thanks again
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For a special plant, why not a 'family' apple tree - the ones where several varieties grow on the one tree? Verbena bonariensis great too - cheap, easy, good for wildlife and with those tall triangular-section stems, fascinating to kids. Honesty's good too - can use the seed pods for autumn craft projects. Sunflowers a must... mix up seeds of different varieties and see whose is tallest when u break up for summer, and again come Sep term.
Sorry for a late reply to you all, been a hectic week. In answer to some of your questions Charlie November, the Children are 7/8 yrs and generally we are thinking more long term at this moment in time. So while there are some flowers that really wont be ideal (ie the ones flowering during the summer break) that has given us plenty of suggestions. I like the idea of a webcam to track the progress of the garden and will definately be suggesting that. Oddly something i am doing this year is a weekly snap of my own garden so that I can see how it alters through the year. I'm hoping time and effort will allow for 4 different sections of garden so that we can vary the planting. I just wish it didn't all come down to budget and finding others to volunteer. However I hope to post another picture soon of a 'getting there' stage. Thanks again