Want to give your children green fingers? Start here, from turning a sweet potato into a houseplant to making a watering can and more
I started gardening before I could ride a bike. I was encouraged to pull plants apart, to look closely; I was given space to play with them rather than actually grow them. As it turned out, I picked up many skills.
A lot of gardening is not much fun for children – particularly in early spring, when it’s all wet, slimy leaves, cold fingers and endless weeds that are hard to pull. But while gardening right now might be tiresome, but plants aren’t. There’s a world of wonder to explore. Here are projects using materials that are easy to find – and which can all be done indoors because, let’s face it, it will probably be raining.