National Children’s Gardening Week (NCGW) is running from runs from May 25 – June 2 and it looks like it will be a record year for the number of garden retailers taking part by providing information instore or running their own events through the week.

The aim of NCGW is to get as many schools, children and their families involved, gardening and having fun in their gardens. The initiative, which is supported by the HTA’s National Garden Gift Voucher scheme, is now in its fifth year.

The website childrensgardeningweek.co.uk features innovative ideas and projects including Cascading strawberries, The right trousers, Grow a pallet garden and Build a bug hotel.

It also features a listing of member events happening across the country during the week. These include:

  • Write your name in salad at Patrick’s Patch in Hampshire
  • Treasure Hunt at ACW Garden Centre in Bradford
  • Decorate a terracotta windowsill pot at Scotsdales Garden Centre in Cambridge
  • Seed planting at Aylett Nurseries in St Albans
  • Miniature Garden Making at Whitehall Garden Centres in Lacock, Whitchurch and Woodborough

This year the ‘Helping Children Grow’ exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show also promotes the week and showcases some of the fun projects that children and families are encouraged to take part in at home, school or their local garden centre.

National Children’s Gardening Week Ambassador Chris Collins comments, “It feels like we have come a long way with children’s gardening in the last 10 years. Campaigns like National Children’s Gardening Week have brought the subject of healthy eating, growing plants and mindfulness to garden centres and schools across the country. This year at Chelsea we aim to celebrate this incredible rise in the numbers of young gardeners and inspire even more young people with simple ideas and fun projects to encourage them, their parents and grandparents to have a go.”

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