Junior garden class to get growing

CHILDREN are being invited to get creative in the garden as part of a workshop taking place next week at the Haddon Community Learning Centre.

Set for 11am on Wednesday, 25 January and open to primary school aged kids, the workshop will entail a pot planting and rock painting exercise led by horticulturalist Crysta Anderson.

She said she hopes the class will inspire children to pick up a spade and get more involved in their parents’ garden.

“I want them to get their hands a bit dirty, to show them it can be fun and to get them to grow things where there’s a result at the end,” she said.

“They get to look at something they created and hold onto it or give it to a grandparent or teacher, It’s all about building confidence.”

The workshop is capped at about 10 people with parents to accompany their children throughout the exercise.

After offering advice to other plant lovers through her business Home Garden Consult, Ms Anderson said she saw a need to pass on her passion to younger generations as well.

“I’d been trying to get my own child interested in gardening and I started doing things with her and her friends like potting up plants and pointing out flowers at nurseries,” she said.

“I noticed her interest levels increased and her friends wanted more to do with it so that’s how this came about. This will be my first proper class for children.

“I think it’s really important to pass this knowledge onto kids so it’s not lost. I’d hate to lose the art of horticulture.”

Ms Anderson will follow up her workshop with an adult-centred class in late February on clover pot planting.

Places are $6 and call Ms Anderson at 0416 273 980 to book a spot.