Ten things I love about gardening with my child:
1. The look on his face when he gets to pick something straight from the vine and eat it. Like this season's first strawberry, so patiently waited upon to turn red.
2. Knowing where our produce comes from and what went in/on it to make it grow.
3. Clark's wonder at watching things grow from a seed or seeding into a bigger plant.
4. The glee, and slight chaos, that comes with a toddler being given the hose to water the plants.
5. Sitting amongst our plants in our garden and feeling the calm that comes from being outside.
6. Watching how much Clark loves digging with his shovel and raking with his rake.
7. The bugs and butterflies that a garden brings and teaching Clark about how they help the plants grow.
8. Clark's excitement when a new flower blooms and watching him smell it carefully and enthusiastically.
9. Encouraging Clark's generosity as he shares the tiniest of strawberries with us or picks us a flower.
10. How many more things Clark eats because he has grown them and picked them.
We have two vegetable patches at the front of our house as it is simply a better use of our space and means we can use the sun for all it's worth. Clark loves sitting on the benches at the end of the garden beds to eat his afternoon tea. He often points out the window and asks to go and "sit quietly" on the benches and it is a really great way to find some calm in our busy lives.
I cannot recommend gardening with your child enough.
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