How to Plan a Kid's Flower Garden

Flowers are part of a garden too. Kids of almost any age can grow flowers in the garden. Plan a kid's flower garden using these tips and techniques.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Flower seeds or transplant
• Garden space
• Basic garden tools

1. Grow easy and quick maturing garden flowers. Think about planting fast growing nasturtiums in your child's flower garden. Every part of the plant is edible and gives a peppery bite to any salad. Other quick growing flowers that can hold a child's attention are the marigolds, zinnias and cosmos. Pansies and violas are also easy flowers to care for and make good additions to the kid's flower garden. Sunflowers grow quickly and are popular flowers with kids.

2. List and gather the necessary materials for a kid's flower garden. Buy flower seeds or transplants, watering buckets and basic garden tools. The flower garden needs the same basic care that a vegetable garden requires.

3. Read the planting directions on each flower seed packet you purchase. Most flowers require full sun and warmer temperatures with no chances for frost.

4. Ask the children what flowers they would like to plant. They may only want a certain type of flower. Buy them wildflowers for a variety of flowers.

5. Find garden containers that are fun for kids to plant in. Container flower gardens are easiest to take care of and don't require much space. Younger kids may prefer to maintain and care for flowers that grow in a container.

6. Try to keep the size of the flower garden small the first year. Test to see how far a child can reach. Build the garden so that the kids can reach all of their flowers to help take care of them.

Tips & Warnings

• Some container ideas other than the common garden pot are old buckets, tins and even an old boot.
• You can use any container that holds soil and has proper drainage as a planter.