My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel

In reply to dj ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Mine grows sweet peas, she did them from seed. She's 6 though. Maybe more
patient. And sweet peas *need* picking. You can also use the Tomorite that
you were going to use on your tomatoes, sweet peas like it.

:-)

On 25/6/07 09:49, in article
, "dj"
wrote:

My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel


Nasturtiums are good and if you plant mustard and cress she - or you - can
eat that, too. Bizzie Lizzies can be bought as little plants and with three
or four in a biggish pot you'll have loads of colour right now.
Another thing that helps deal with the lack-of-patience factor is if you
have grandparents that she visits. Plant something with her at their house
and when she visits it will have had time to grow! But it will be her
special bit of the grandparent garden.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)

dj wrote:
My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Alyssum, or however it's spelt. That's what my dad started us off with.
Alyssum and nasturtiums.

"Amethyst Deceiver" wrote in message
...
dj wrote:
My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

My 7 year old grandson only wanted to grow veg, carrots mostly, still does.
Teddy Bear sunflowers would be good maybe too late for this year but might
be worth a go.

kate

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:49:19 -0700, dj wrote:

My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel
Hi Daniel,not a flower I know but,carrot tops in a saucer of water are good
one for kids. Quick,easy and could even be described as pretty to a two
year old.

--
Regards From
Wane Smooth

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http://www.thehungersite.com
It's Free!

Wane Smooth writes
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:49:19 -0700, dj wrote:

My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel
Hi Daniel,not a flower I know but,carrot tops in a saucer of water are good
one for kids. Quick,easy and could even be described as pretty to a two
year old.

Add parsnip tops, runner beans, mustard and cress and a couple of
plastic dinosaurs.
--
Kay

"dj" wrote in message
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My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel


My 2 year old granddaughter loves to 'pinch' the petunias. She knows which
ones are supposed to be and leaves the living ones alone. In our town the
'square' has pots and pots of them also and she was so sad the last time we
went because they had already been done! Visit her Kylie's Garden he
lovemyskincare.com

A VERY proud Mamaw

"Gardener" wrote in message
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"dj" wrote in message
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My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel


My 2 year old granddaughter loves to 'pinch' the petunias. She knows
which ones are supposed to be and leaves the living ones alone. In our
town the 'square' has pots and pots of them also and she was so sad the
last time we went because they had already been done! Visit her Kylie's
Garden he lovemyskincare.com

A VERY proud Mamaw
I can't find the original post.
Might be a vista - mail thingy

anyway how about .....(help needed from the group).... the daisy like
flowers. you can get them in all colours. it begins with Oest......

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"Gardener" wrote in message
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"dj" wrote in message
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My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

She also loves flowers. Picking them that is.

I thought the best plant for her would be something which grows fast,
and has lots of tiny flowers. Preferably in a pot.

Being a bit of a useless gardener, does anyone have a suggestion?

Many thanks in advance.

Daniel


My 2 year old granddaughter loves to 'pinch' the petunias. She knows which
ones are supposed to be and leaves the living ones alone. In our town the
'square' has pots and pots of them also and she was so sad the last time we
went because they had already been done! Visit her Kylie's Garden he
lovemyskincare.com

A VERY proud Mamaw
I can't find the original post.
Might be a vista - mail thingy

anyway how about .....(help needed from the group).... the daisy like
flowers. you can get them in all colours. it begins with Oest......

Osteospermum

--
Regards From
Wane Smooth

Help feed the Hungry,goto
http://www.thehungersite.com
It's Free!

On Jun 25, 9:49 am, dj wrote:
My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

My two year old grandson loves snap dragons, he picks just one and
opens and shuts it, just like a mouth.

Judith

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:43:19 +0100, wrote
(in article . com):

On Jun 25, 9:49 am, dj wrote:
My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

My two year old grandson loves snap dragons, he picks just one and
opens and shuts it, just like a mouth.


I remember doing that as a child! Also making "poppy ladies" where you pull
the poppy petals downwards and tie them with a piece of grass to make a
skirt.



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation
churchyard:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

In message et, Sally
Thompson writes
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:43:19 +0100, wrote
(in article . com):

On Jun 25, 9:49 am, dj wrote:
My darling 2 year old is loving gardening at the moment. She loves
watering plants and watching them grow. (She also loved pulling up the
tomato plants we had planted together and running around the garden
with them...)

My two year old grandson loves snap dragons, he picks just one and
opens and shuts it, just like a mouth.


I remember doing that as a child! Also making "poppy ladies" where you pull
the poppy petals downwards and tie them with a piece of grass to make a
skirt.

And petunia ballerinas - much the same way...!

--
Klara, Gatwick basin