space, you could use a pot to grow a minimeadow,”says gardening writer and author Martyn Cox “You can buy meadowseed mixes that have wild grasses and flowers, and scatter them across the pot. Or, if you have a lawn, let the grass grow long in one corner

Plants to chooseTouch Children love the soft, woolly texture of Stachys byzantina (Iamb's ears), and stipa tenuissima (soft grass) feels quite feathery.Sight Fuchsias are bright and vivid and children adore popping the flower buds. Pansies, daisies

perhaps don’t bank on a lifetime supply of fresh guacamole, just an enjoyable gardening project. More green living from Junior:How to grow a wild flower gardenThe best foods to buy organic

Matchstick Garden £1.75 for a book of ten from the Design Museum Shop Each stick has a seed in the tip to grow herbs or wild flowers.

:Meats:Beef, Chicken, PorkDairy:Milk, Cheese, ButterFruit and Vegetables:Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Tomatoes, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Grapes, Celery, Potatoes, SpinachMore green living from Junior:Growing vegetables with your childHow to grow a wild flower garden

easy to grow and attract lots of insects to your garden. To ensure little hands have plenty of flowers to pick in the summer, make a wigwam frame and sow two sweet peas directly at the base of each cane. Good Friday is the day potatoes are traditionally

for small creatures and birds.3. Make a compost heap Compost is not only great for recycling and for the soil, but also as shelter for useful creatures like the slug-hunting slow worm.4. Sow a wild flower meadow Or you can just allow a patch of grass to grow

nothing more than a trip around Covent Garden Flower Market. You see so many shades. I have spent many a happy morning there, just drinking in all the different hues.• In fact, I love markets in general, whether it's for food, clothes or antiques. Whenever

Ensure your garden has a wide variety of flowers, plants and even weeds, all of which contribute to our ecosystem and will attract a wide range of animal life.Try to create a nest-like structure by growing hedgerows or thick foliage for insects

can see the plants that make many of our favourite foods and drinks. There are coffee plants, tea bushes, cocoa beans, rice and towering banana trees growing. It reminds me of going on holiday to faraway places, and that moment when the airport doors