Creating a child friendly garden can be very important, especially if the children are very young.

Having an uncluttered soft bouncy lawn edged with soft shrubs such as Santolina, Ribes, Wiegela, Rosemary, Philadelphus,  getting rid of any split canes  or spiky plant supports, having a lockup shed, and filling in ponds (even shallow ones) will help ensure that the children come to no harm when in the garden.

Having a low maintenance garden and installing artificial grass is another option as in the picture here which was landscaped by GardensRUs.

It is also worth checking whether any of the garden plants may be poisonous or may be a danger in any other way:

Plants to be aware of are:

– Toxic Plants

Daffodils

Yew

Helleborus

Larkspur

Spindle (Berries)

Symphoricarpos (Berries)

Scilla (including Bluebells)

Wisteria (pea like pods and seeds)

Hyacinths

Laurel

Foxgloves

Iris

Brugsmansia

Laburnum (pods and seeds)

Aconitum

Caster Oil Plant

– Prickly Plants

Pyracantha

Bamboo

Berberis

Roses

GardensRUs can, of course, help in creating a child friendly garden, please do contact us for a free quote and/or discussion.

Phone:  01506-871961

Email:  brian@fivesisterszoo.co.uk