The importance of getting children engaged in nature and the garden

Allowing them to be hands-on the best way to spark children’s interest in garden skills

This summer, Solas is offering ‘eco-warrior back garden skills’ workshops to six to 14-year-olds.

The day I speak with horticulturalist John Carey, he looks in his garden for flowers that have gone to seed.

“They mostly do this towards the end of summer,” says the co-owner of Portarlington-based Solas, an eco-garden centre and food market.