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going wild for a beautiful world
It’s never too early to develop a love and fascination for plants and wildlife. For young people what better way is there to engender a love of nature than in a colourful, playful environment with the emphasis very much on fun? Plants, animals, sculptures, recycled wind chimes and glockenspiel, anything that enchants and stimulates childish imaginations.
Play equipment, a pond, a bird table, a growing area where children can become novice horticulturists and experiment with growing bright flowers and tasty treats, a place where they can run, cycle and exercise and a little wooden play house of their own will keep them happy, safe and amused for hours on end, a haven where they can really lose themselves.
The issues of climate change, pollution and sustainability are of major importance to young people in particular and there is an excellent case to be made for
Treadlight undertakes...
To design a garden that provides as much fun and creativity as possible. Planting and design is chosen to be safe and charming, a combination of simple flowers and bulbs with no poisonous or highly allergenic plants in evidence.
The children’s very own plot is an essential ingredient to enthuse and involve children in choosing, planning, tending and watching the results of their efforts. A flowery mead will provide ample opportunity to sit, lie, roll and run without too much damage.An area for beetles, wasps and ants can be constructed using bricks, logs and wooden canes, rolled up cardboard and wooden pallets to artistic effect.
Features of this garden will be strong on safety. Ponds will be guarded or raised and play equipment sturdy with a suitable landing surface for rough and tumble.
Sand pits with their negative environmental impact will be avoided but other more suitable toys and play areas can be introduced in their place Any landscape materials used will be eco-friendly and safe.
the use of gardening as a foundation for science, discovery and design in schools and elsewhere and to encourage them into a career or in a lifelong love of horticulture.
As an added bonus, an activity that is slow and demands patience, care, attention to detail and personal effort is the perfect antidote to today’s speedy, celebrity culture driven world.
