Plant a sunflowerIf you want a row or two of towering sunflowers in your garden come the end of summer, you have to plan in advance. Fill a flowerpot with compost soil and sow two or three seeds about 1cm deep. Keep the pots in a sunny spot on a

by the entrance, complete with pink logs and a plant growing out of a teacup.Posted by Laura Chatterton 22/06/09 at 5.17pm

particularly funny childhood memories?I used to eat flowers – right off the trees or plant. I remember really clearly if I saw something beautiful I would check no one was looking and lean forward and chomp! I'm working on a whole series of recipes using edible

-In-The-Belfry, introducing your child to the world of wild flowers also nurtures a love and respect for the world around us. As they observe plants throughout the year – from the first buds of spring to the barren earth of winter – children learn about the seasons

cool, simple and useful objects. There’s a basic white pot on top and a semi-transparent pot beneath with threads down into the water. The plant can just take what it wants. I also have this nice Eva Solo bird house.Yellow with black velvet, silver

love-hate relationship with snails. “They’re always munching my plants,” she says.Like Mrs Large in picture-book classic Five Minutes’ Peace by Jill Murphy (Walker, £5.99), here, Sid’s quest for solitude makes him a figure any harried parent

budding Bear Grylls’ can learn wilderness survival skills from resident roughing-it experts, the Northern Ireland Bushcraft Association.Baby Grow!September 24Bring your green-fingered little ones for an afternoon of planting snowdrops, daffodil

plants and herbs. Let your child select what she wants to grow and create a simple chart, following the progress of her blooms. The process of nurturing a living thing and self sufficiently growing food can be immensely satisfying for young children who

to identify edible plants and light fires without matches. Forest of Dean, GloucestershireStarting in the Cannop Valley, this circular family cycle trail follows an old railway route past plenty of great picnic sites.Llyn Mair, Gwynedd, North Wales An easy

is surrounded by an expansive deer farm and 1,000-tree olive grove. The Eco Package includes a Maori Tour, with an exclusive tree-planting ceremony, a Kaikoura night-sky tour, seal watching by kayak and, most importantly, Hapuku Lodge will plant enough native