...how does your garden grow? Now that we have found our feet in our new rooms, attention turns to our garden. In a setting such as ours surrounded by rolling fields and beautiful ancient trees, it seems such a shame to rely on plastic toys to play and learn with outside. Surely we can use nature to provide the fun? After all, when we go for a walk in the countryside, do our children wait patiently by our side until we find some brightly coloured park to start playing?
No they climb trees and logs. They jump in muddy puddles. They pick things up, look under them and ask how and why. They dig. So why, I keep asking myself, can't we have that?
I have spent some time on the internet looking at some truly inspirational nurseries and how they use natural resources to create exciting play opportunities.
My particular favourites incorporate huge sand pits, running water features, places to hide and places to build. They use plants and rocks to make dinosaur lands and fairy gardens. Logs and stumps to balance and jump from, even places to build dens.
This is a tiny oasis is in the middle of Edinburgh City centre and started off life as a slab of tarmac...lucky children...
All this and it is sustainable. The garden will only get better as time moves on and areas become established.
Still not convinced? Well would you rather have this.....
or this
Want to know more? Look here for some other ideas of what we want our garden to look like;
All we need now is a little bit of help....
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