Episodes in the Children's Garden 2009/10/06

Garden Making

Emma and Quinn were smeared with soil by the time we finished making a new garden.

They joined me in digging soil and compost for the new bed, filling pails to cart to the garden-to-be, and eagerly sorting out any rocks from the soil.

And as I dumped barrow loads of earth, Emma declared each one a castle.

The highlight?

The compost contained some small, penny-size clay balls that are used in hydroponic culture. Seems the previous owner had dumped out a pot of them at some point. For the kids, these clay balls were treasure to be collected.

A few made it into the garden, so they’ll be able to keep collecting treasure as we garden together.

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