Teaching gardening for your children is a great way to teach them about patience, responsibility, organizing, and the value of life.

There are numerous activities and learning methods for you to apply, if you are willing to teach your kids about gardening, children learn fast, and they tend to try new things by themselves too, so let us guide you through some good paths to teach your kids about gardening through activities:

• A plant`s journey:

On this activity you are going to simply describe a plant growing phases, from the beginning journey of a seed into the soil, until it became a single fruit or rose in our hands, and of course this is variable considering different types of plants, you can pick a single type of plants to teach them about. To let the idea sticks more on your child` mind, you can make him / her draw the steps as a painting, children love these kind of combined activities, also libraries and children stores are full of books and gardening toys to aid you on that matter.

• The assistant role:

Children love to intimate grown-ups, make a part within your gardening activity for your kid, make him / her assist you, and tell your child information about every step you do together, whether it is seeding, or watering in a specific season, and the reasons behind these actions, and on the long run your child will gain more information, and you can assign him / her small tasks based on that knowledge.

• The watcher role:

You will need a planting guide for this activity, read it with your kid to know the steps required and the growing phases of a single type of plants, you will assign your kid here as a watcher for this process, provide him a schedule or a diary to note everything he sees; the growth procedures, the changes, etc..

Some Children have the mindset of a small scientist within their personalities, so this is a great way to mark two birds in one shot, a gardening knowledge and a brighter future.

• Portable planting:

Portable planting is an easy way to let the child plant his own plants by himself, a small pot will do the trick, or maybe a bigger container which carries different types of suitable plants is better for your kid, a regular supervising is always required, and also a gentle hand and useful advices are always welcomed by the child.

• Planting easy plants:

There are some easy plants, which your child can plant by himself, it requires less efforts and knowledge, can grow on many types of environment, and also it grow in a small amount of time, and some of these plants are like:

• Gardening with recycled objects:

Many ideas are available for recycled items for gardening purposes, plastic bottles, old tiers, fiber containers and more, these objects are very useful for planting within.

You can combine teaching about recycling and gardening to your kids by doing such activity.

Also these objects are not only limited to planting, but they are also used as a decoration for your garden.

Houses with small gardens and backyards are usually lived in by the middle income class people, as it is a proper solution to provide a decent place with variable options, even though it is limited.

Having a small backyard? That is one problem you would not be bothered by anymore, because on this article we are going to give you some tips to make the best and the most out of it!

• Divide spaces in your backyard, if you want to have a multi-purpose place, then decide what sort of activities you want to do, whether it is gardening, or a playground for your children, maybe this will give your backyard a smaller scaled view, but it will serve you many purposes on the same time.
• Gardening is much recommended within a small backyard, there are many types of gardening you can do, like tiered, vertical or horizontal, and hanging planting, you can also grow plants on the walls of your fences! And with these methods you can grow various types of plants like herbs, small vegetables, and even some fruits!
• Make a place for relaxation with less items, a surrounding wooden fence, and wooden floor, or just a simple grass floor, you can put a table set with chairs, a small swing, and even some favorite plants` pots which provide good view and enjoyable smells, the less items you put, the more relaxation effect you will gain.
• A bigger playground can be built for your children, children love to play outdoors, a small backyard for you can be a bigger private playground for your children, although you ought to make the place safer for children`s usage.
• Going portable in various activities can provide you more space, portable plants` containers is a brilliant idea, a portable barbeque set is another example, and even there are many options nowadays for portable furniture, like the ones used on the beach for example.
• A small workshop for your DIY projects is a great idea, especially when you are a handy man type, you can gather all your equipment in one place, and you can simply feel free to practice your activities outside the home, but on the same time you ought to take care of the noises generated by these activities, you do not want to annoy the neighbors too!
• A wooden shed ceiling is a joy, especially when your backyard is sunny and have a good access for air, a grapes` shed can give you a wonderful view, and you can gather some of its production if you take good care of the planting.
• Do you like water activities? Then perhaps a portable bathtub is a good option for you, also children like to have fun within these tubs.
• Small profitable agriculture activities can be made on the small backyard, like raising rabbits` containers, or establishing aquaponics systems, which can provide you some fish and plants production, some beehives are a great option too, and the income of these small projects can provide you a good side income, a healthier food for you and your family, when managed properly.
• A bigger storage can be built on the space of your backyard, you can build some kind of wooden shed, this place can be very useful to store any kind of equipment or unused items, which are not preferably to be in the house, women of the house will love this idea as they like to keep many unused things out of the house!

Winter planting required a lot of efforts and knowledge, so if you are willing to do some planting in your garden on this time of the year, we are going to give you some useful information on what to do in winter planting, and basic knowledge on what kind of plants you can plant in your winter garden…

• Define the weather of your area:

What kind of climate is in your place, and to be more precise; how is the weather in your country at the winter? What kind of plants that are suitable to be grown on this weather?

You should ask yourself these questions before taking any kind of decisions regarding the choice of the plants, in most civilized communities; there are many centers and communities which provide such information for any gardening activities.

These people can help you with the right knowledge and tools to take good care of your winter plants.

• Planting places:

Some plants requires special environment to grow in winter climate, root plants are suitable for an exposed soil, but other plants requires greenhouses environment, as they cannot be exposed to windy weather or low temperature air, so after choosing the plants you ought to consider providing a suitable environment for them that depends on their types.

• Plants` types:

We have collected for you a number of plants, which can be planted commonly in winter, and on the same time it can give you a good result in production, although a deep information may be required to the varieties of these plants, as we only listed general types:

• Onions:

Can be planted in an exposed soil, they make good production within winter, also it requires a lot of soil`s draining, and much effort in gardening, but they are really worth to go for it.

• Winter Lettuce:

Lettuce can be grown during several periods of the year, but a winter lettuce crops is a better one, lettuce is best planted with cool weather and can grow on a lesser sunlight, although it takes a longer period to be grown up.

• Spinach:

Can be planted within cold frames or low tunnels environment, Winter Spinach known for a good production in a moderate winter weather, but it requires a lot of attention and efforts for good results.

• Garlic:

Garlic is a winter crop in many countries all around the world, it requires less knowledge on planting, and so if you are a beginner on this field; you ought to choose garlic as an easy crop to grow.

• Broccoli:

It is another easy type to grow on your garden, although it takes time until its harvest, but they are rich crops, and can be planted among other plants.

• Carrots:

You can grow Carrots in winter too, if you decided to do so, the best option is to grow them on containers at winter time, also you ought to provide a good rich suitable soil for these plants.