The need for a separate garden, exclusively for children, is increasingly felt nowadays because large number of families lives in small flats.
These gardens are specifically planned and adopted to afford the maximum of fun safety and enjoyment for children of all ages.
Several apparatus like swings, teeters, slides, climbing ropes, poles and ladders, horizontal ladders, trapezes, traveling rings, horizontal bars of varying heights, giant strides, jungle gyms, merry-go-rounds, sand boxes etc… are recommended for the garden.
The playground apparatus has to provide an opportunity for the children to do the kind of things they have done from time immemorial in a more natural environment than the modern town or city can provide.
These apparatus should be placed in the largest possible open space loosely organized games of many games of many kinds require open spaces.
While the open area may be bordered by trees or shrubs, the actual play area should be free of plantation of any kind.
Children enjoy quiet games of different kinds and especially making things with there hands.
For quiet games, shaded places with trees will be preferred.
A heap of sand is irresistibly attractive to children.
Washed silver sand is the best play material.
Making tree houses with low spreading plants will add to the interest of the garden.
Many children like to experiment with seeds.
Some of the quick growing vegetables and flowers like coriander, radish, lettuce, spinach, marry gold, nasturtium, candytuft and alyssum are easily grown and are most likely to satisfy the children.
Sometimes, the presence of small children will lead to a curtailment of garden features such as ponds which might prove dangerous. Poisonous and thorny plants are also to be avoided.
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