Ten Ways to Get your Kids Involved in Gardening This Year

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Ten Ways to Get your Kids Involved in Gardening This Year

Gardening is work, no doubt about it. But it?s also fun, and can also be a way for the entire family to enjoy a hobby when children as well as parents become involved. Gardening is also a great way to teach your little ones about responsibly caring for other living things and increase their appreciation for our wonderful natural world.

To help you get started, here are 10 ways to get your children interested in taking up gardening, getting them actively involved and help them to become true little gardeners:

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Gardening Tasks For The Fall Season

Gardening Tasks For The Fall Season

September is already upon us and in many parts of the United States, it’s now time to start our fall gardening chores. For some of us there is a lot to do in a very short period of time, because the first frosts are just a few weeks away. Other parts of the country may have another one to three months before the cold snaps hit, but getting started now will give you time to get everything done without rushing.

Not everyone will have the same gardening tasks in the fall, but we’ll look at some of the basics and you can decide which ones apply to your personal gardening needs.

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Water features in the garden

Water features in the garden

Creating a beautiful garden isn’t limited to just putting out pretty colorful flowers each year. In fact, there’s a wide variety of things you can do to decorate your garden, make it unique, and turn it into a serene sanctuary you’ll never want to leave.

Growing a full fledged garden with mature plants, trees, bushes, shrubs, elaborate garden beds and containers, lush grassy areas, garden furniture and other decorations takes a lot of time to do. And while you can have it all fairly quickly by hiring a professional landscaping firm to set it all up for you, taking the time to do it your way is half the fun.

And one of the best features you can add to your own garden spaces are those which involve water. Water features in the garden can range from small and simple, to large and elaborate too, it’s all up to what you personally want for your own garden spaces.
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The Joy of Keeping A Garden Journal

The Joy of Keeping A Garden Journal

In the flush of excitement we all get when planning a new garden, or finding a beautiful new plant at the store, we don’t always think to stop and create a record of our gardening activities. And while it’s not critical to keep a garden record, it can be extremely helpful in knowing how your plants are doing, keeping track of things you’ve tried and either succeeded or failed at, and revisiting the joy your garden brings anytime you’d like.

And that’s where a garden journal comes in. Keeping a garden journal can help you to learn from past experiences. It can also help you keep track of various plants, trees or bushes you have. It can be used to keep notes about common diseases or pests, watering and soil requirements, and so much more.

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