Every month we share a simple, seasonal garden activity that is easy to plan, with each idea having an adaptive tip to help support participation
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Garden Bites Calendar
Create a Mini Woodland Garden
Take a bag with you to collect natures' treasures in the garden or during a woodland walk and bring back your plants, leaves, moss, bark and stone. Create a woodland...
More Plants for Free
Grow plants from cuttings . You may have lots of houseplants or outdoor flowering plants such as geraniums and penstemons in bloom at the moment. Take half an hour to...
Tumbling Tomatoes
Delicious mini tomatoes which are easy to grow in pots and baskets. An activity to encourage the tending of plants with regular feeding and watering. Take pride in growing these...
Spring Flowering Gift
Put a Spring in your step with this tabletop craft and plant growing activity. Instant colour and fun with spring flowering bulbs available now!
Edible Flowers Inspiration
Fed up with cold, muddy February? Plan to bring light, colour and delicious tastes into your life with flowers you can eat! Spend some time choosing flower seeds and prepare...
Grow Houseplant Cuttings on the Windowsill
Create several new plants from one houseplant by taking 'cuttings' this month. In around two weeks, you’ll have several new plants with roots to pot up and share with friends...
Pea Shoots
Grow these delicious, green, Pea Shoots on your windowsill this winter. In around two weeks, you’ll have fresh, tasty shoots to cut and add to your salad, sandwich or to...
Easy Garden Lanterns
Celebrate the winter dark with a glowing lantern. Now that the days are shorter, embrace the dark hours and create an upcycled lantern. Fun to make and instant results -...
Nifty Spring Onions
Visit the garden centre and grab yourself some bargain ‘onion sets’ use them to grow tasty ‘Spring Onions’ on your windowsill now! Quick results and a fun way to engage...
Creating a Mandala
Use plant and natural materials found in the house, garden and supermarket in this activity. It's a simple way to engage the senses in an immersive and creative activity, suitable...
No Cook - Green Tomato Salsa
The dull damp summer in the north of the UK means lots of green, un-ripe tomatoes. They're not tasty to eat off the vine but you can turn them into...
Tasty Harvest: Strawberries
Juicy strawberries and raspberries are in season! Delicious to eat straight from the plant, or with cream. You can also preserve their tasty goodness for the winter months as jam...