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Images created for How to get kids gardening, by Lee Connoly aka The Skinny Jean gardener. ‘How to get Kids Gardening’ is the only book you’ll need for weekends, for half terms and for the nightmare stretch that can be the six week holiday! Its packed full of easy, hints and makes that will get the whole family outside gardening.Lee Connelly, a family gardener who has appeared on ‘CBBC’ and ‘Blue Peter’, explains how you and the children literally have a whole adventure waiting for you outside the back door. ‘How to get Kids Gardening’ teaches you; to grow your own veg using upcycled and recycled materials from around the home; to create fun habitats for wildlife to encourage them to visit; and build exciting additions to your garden that will make it a fun place for kids to play. Lee gives you the low down on what materials and tools you’ll need to create these simple - and inexpensive - makes.The only book you need to get the whole family out in the garden creating real memories together.“Lee’s passion for gardening is infectious” - CBBC’s Sam Nixon“In this book Lee has brought together my passion of nature and wildlife along with my love of Grow Your Own.” - Channel 4’s Jimmy Doherty“The King of Gardening for kids” - BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time’s Matthew Biggs“We could do with more people like Lee to spread the word (of gardening with kids)” - BBC Gardeners’ World’s Adam FrostAbout Lee Connelly, The Skinny Jean Gardener; Lee started gardening at the age of 26 when he took on an allotment growing his own veg with his brother. He soon was asked to start growing at local Jimmy’s Farm by Jimmy Doherty creating a kitchen garden that supplied veg to the onsite restaurant. Lee then went on to work with Jamie Oliver on his Food Revolution, and created a garden taxi for Kew Gardens which travelled around getting families to garden whilst contributing as a garden expert on Radio 1 and Sunday Brunch. In 2014, Lee became the CBBC Blue Peter Gardener, inspiring children to get outside and getting their hands messy with various gardening makes to attract wildlife and GYO plus started the first allotment in the Blue Peter Garden at Media City. During his time on Blue Peter, he become a father to daughter Olive, at which time he decided to concentrate on family gardening and get kids and parents out in the garden, with Olive growing her first wildflowers at the age of 2 months. The Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast is in the Top 20 of gardening podcasts in the world with 100,000 listeners every month. It’s one of the most successful podcasts attracting some of the garden industry biggest names including Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh and Carol Klein. In March 2020 Lee got 10,000 children gardening in one week with his school tour, and stated 20 school allotments in that week.This fantastic book is a great way to get the whole family out into the garden. It's full to the brim with new ideas and makes that teach you and your child how to grow your own, attract wildlife into the garden and enjoy the outside space, wherever you are. Lee has been a gardener for many years and has appeared on CBBC's Blue Peter, taken his roadshows all over the country and hosts a very popular gardening podcast.