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Gardening is a popular lawn maintenance task and an excellent activity to do with your children. It allows you to enjoy fresh air and sunlight with your young ones while teaching them different techniques. The following guide highlights how to make the process fun and easy. 

4 Tips for Gardening With Your Children

1. Get the Right Tools

Gardening requires the use of a trowel for digging shallow trenches, a three-tine cultivator for loosening soil, and a transplanting trowel for digging deeper holes for seeds and bulbs. Purchase these tools in small sizes that are easy for kids to maneuver. Additionally, get them a pair of durable gardening gloves to protect their hands from cuts, scrapes, and direct contact with organic matter. 

2. Start Simple

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Children may become overwhelmed by the prospect of tending to a large garden, so start by planting flower seeds in small pots. Place them on sunny windowsills where your kids can easily monitor the plants each day. Once they sprout, transplant the flowers outside with your children. 

3. Choose Plants Strategically 

Increase your child's enthusiasm about gardening by allowing them to select plants. Point them to fast-growing fruits and vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes and leafy greens. Once they yield produce, your kids will feel a sense of accomplishment. You might also plant early-blooming annuals and perennials, such as petunias, tulips, and daffodils, that add pops of color to gardens.

4. Tend the Garden

Though a lawn and landscape contractor can pull weeds and add mulch, your kids can help with other forms of lawn maintenance. Spend one to two afternoons each week working in the garden together. Show them how to water plants the appropriate amount and remove dead leaves to encourage new growth. 

 

If you want to enjoy gardening with your family, turn to Pleasant View Lawn & Home Care Inc. in Staunton, VA. This lawn and landscaping contractor offers general lawn maintenance and home improvements to clients throughout Shenandoah Valley. They can also create a decorative stone flower bed that your children will love. Call (540) 480-9266 to discuss your needs, and visit the website to learn more about their services.

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