I am looking to design my garden for my children aged 0-8 can you help me find the right designs?

yeah - it's called a fence, swing set and sandbox

I am looking to design my garden for my children aged 0-8 can you help me find the right designs?
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Reply:There is too much to type about these gardens but they sound like what your looking for! They are in Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac for the year 2000. examples:A fairy Garden, A peter rabbit garden, a pizza garden, a bee garden, the five senses garden. Another book I'm trying to find at the library is A Kids Herb Book by lesley Tierra. Hope this helps.
Reply:Well the library would be a good bet, there are quite a few magazines (parenting and gardening alike that are good), but the lazy way would be to google it and find some ideas.





But really, a lot needs to go into this, so if you are looking at a gradening book, make sure you double check with the parenting mag to see what could be harmful for your babies and toddlers.





since the age group is varied, see if you can divide the garden into either different themes to make it fun, so that you have the right stuff for the right age. a good sturdy tree to build a tree house, a small picnic or tent area, a little fountain, or pond. those are some things you can look at.





sand pit, save that for later, you can plonck a temp one later.
Reply:Water sources for them to play in and yes a sandbox is good, as long as you feel that it is in a safe area, you know, free from possible snakes, etc. If it is an actual garden, let them plant something and watch it grow, and whether it is flowers or vegetables, let them pick it and do what they want to with it!
Reply:no ponds - climbing wall instead





Grass is good





lots of places to hide, lots of sneaky cut-throughs
Reply:A basic one with not a lot of harmful things in it would work best.


Try researching that on google or read a garden/parenting magazine. :)
Reply:don't know where to find design info BUT


1. plant very colorful flowers


sunflowers are always great with kids


2. things they like to eat, watermelons, pumpkins stuff like that ect.
Reply:ok i want to be a desiner when i grow up so here i am whats ur email adress and i'll talk to u
Reply:Do you mean so it's child-friendly to play in or child-friendly to help take care of, or both?





If it's to have them help take care of, get lots of brightly colored annual flowers (like daisies and sunflowers). Just make sure before you buy anything that they're not poisonous! Some very pretty plants are quite tempting to little ones and can make them very sick if they end up in their tummy!





If you're looking for something to design so they can run around in it, I'd make a circular design so it "pens" them in in a pretty manner (again, making sure you don't have any poisonous plants). Use mulch in the middle to make a soft ground for falling. Maybe put a small fountain in the middle (well set in the soil and high enough so the little ones can't climb in it!).





Have fun and happy summer.
Reply:why you want to design a garden for some kids is you slow?
Reply:Try the library
Reply:You can try going on line to hgtv and look at the diffrent designs they may have. It will give you an idea of what is safe and both accessible for your self as well as the children.