Activites to Dye for!
Chemicals in the garden – they have always been there! I had the kids’ Wildlife Trust WATCH group here last weekend; we had a go at using native dye plants like Woad, Weld and Madder that I grow. Interestingly a lot of dye plants are good nectar sources for insects when they flower. But Woad has to be used as the leaves in its first year of growth and doesn’t flower until its second year.
Live Willow-Work with Schools
Winter is the time to use live willow, and get your kids outside having fun and keeping warm while they build a den for themselves. Living willow takes root so easily in damp ground that you only need to make a hole with a metal rod (at least a foot deep) and push the dormant willow stems in. Only problem is if you have stony ground – so review where you want to make your