Schools are invited to inspire the next generation of young gardeners during National Children’s Gardening Week, running from 24 May to 1 June 2025.
National Children’s Gardening Week was the brainwave of Neil Grant, Managing director of Ferndale Garden Centre near Sheffield who is also BBC Radio Sheffield’s garden expert and co-presenter of their weekly garden phone in, and it’s widely supported by the whole of the UK garden industry.
It’s now an annual festival of fun that’s embraced in homes, schools, and community groups across the country, and supports the amazing Greenfingers charity, which is dedicated to providing magical gardens for children in hospices suffering from life limiting illnesses.
Building on the success of previous years, National Children’s Gardening Week is once again teaming up with The World of Peter Rabbit™ to bring the joy of gardening to children of all ages.
Not only will there be free digital Grow with Peter Rabbit activity booklets packed full of mischievous and fun activities available to download, but a range of events will also take place across the UK to encourage children to explore the wonder of gardening.
Events include Swarkestone Nursery in Derby hosting a free bee hunt, Jealotts Hill Community Landshare in Bracknell hosting a spring into summer fete, Plantsplus Garden Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne holding a children’s gardening club – Budding Botanists, and Kershaws Garden Centre in West Yorkshire will host Paint a Pot and free seed planting.
You can see these and more events listed at www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk/gardening-events
To get involved, visit the webpage where you will find everything you need to celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week with Peter Rabbit! www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk
Follow the hashtags on social media:
#NCGW #ChildrensGardeningWeek #GardeningIsFun #GrowwithPeterRabbit
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