National Children's Gardening Week!
It’s National Children’s Gardening Week from 24th May to 1st June 2025 and we’ve come up with a bunch of fresh ideas to encourage budding young gardeners.
Let’s come together to help children grow!
Gardening Tools for Little Hands
From rakes and spades to gloves and caddy bags, our mini tools all feature bright colours and chunky handles which are perfect for little green fingers. There’s also a choice of cute elephant watering cans for splashing good fun!
Find in our gifts department.
Grow Your Own Sunflower Race
Perfect for kids, our Happy Gardens Sunflower Race Pack contains everything you need to grow your own sunflowers. With three pots in the pack, you can race to grow your sunflower against friends or family to make things more exciting!
Available in our Gardening and Wildlife Department.
Ready, Steady, Sow!
Head to our Gardening and Wildlife Department to find a cute collection of Little Growers seed packets for younger gardeners. With a fantastic choice of easy-to-grow vegetables and flowers, they are a great way to get kids sowing and growing.
Sprout Something Special
Get your little ones growing with our fun and easy-to-use mini propagators. Perfect for budding young gardeners! Whether they’re planting sunflowers, strawberries, or something totally wild, these mini greenhouses help seeds sprout and imaginations bloom. Compact, mess-free, and just the right size for little hands, they’re a brilliant way to kick-start a love for gardening. Watch their faces light up as their very own plants start to grow!
Learning to Love Nature
Dig into our range of educational books which make learning educational and fun. They feature all the wild and wonderful creatures that inhabit our gardens and are a wonderful way to inspire children to explore nature.
Spring into Action!
Are you looking for inspiration on gardening for kids? Our expert team has come up with some blooming marvellous tutorials to help children grow their own fruit and vegetables. Watch their fun and informative guides below.
Pond Containers Made Easier
One of the best ways you can attract more wildlife into your garden is by creating a mini pond from a container. Click here for more.
Growing Tomatoes Made Easier
Strawberries Made Easier
How to Create an Alpine Tower
Caroline takes Alpines to the next level with her easy alpine tower! Click here for the step-by-step instructions.
Inspiring the next generation of gardeners during National Children’s Gardening Week starts with a trip to Barton Grange Garden Centre.
Don’t forget, we love to see your projects! Tag us in your posts @bartongrangegc!
Make your own Miniature Garden
This creative workshop gives children the chance to let their imaginations run wild! Each child is given a pot to decorate and fill with a plant. It’s a hand-on experience that will teach them all about how plants grow.
Event Date:
Wednesday 29th May 2024
11:30am – 12:30pm | 1pm – 2pm | £10 per child
Children must be over 3 years old and be accompanied by an adult at all times.
