As part of its successful Plant & Pause campaign, helping people garden their way to better mental health, Robert Dyas is introducing Little Plant & Pause from Saturday 25th May to Sunday 2nd June, to coincide with Children’s Gardening Week.
This will involve a series of child-friendly garden activities on Instagram during half term, including an exciting Grow Your Own Runner Bean competition. The winner will receive a bundle of garden games and children’s gardening equipment.
To get their little ones involved, customers can visit any Robert Dyas store to pick up a free pack of runner bean seeds and help them grow their own beanstalk! When it’s as tall as Jack’s, entrants are invited to tag Robert Dyas on Instagram @robertdyas with their best photo by July 31st, with the hashtag #LittlePlantandPause, for a chance to win.
The Runner Bean seeds are available to collect in store from Monday May 20th. There is limited availability so, get them while stocks last.
The judge will be the UK’s #1 children’s gardening educator, The Skinny Jean Gardener, who leads on the importance of integrating gardening and growth into children's education, both in schools and at home.
Robert Dyas’ Garden Guru, Rich Redman, says: “There’s so much for children to benefit from in the garden: they can learn about and connect with nature, have fun helping their family do the gardening, and enjoy the mood-boosting and therapeutic qualities nature offers to all of us. It doesn’t matter what size space you have – gardening is accessible to everyone of all ages, backgrounds and abilities!”
Robert Dyas’ Plant & Pause campaign was relaunched in April during Stress Awareness Month for a second year. The initiative focuses on the benefits of utilising your outdoor space to promote good mental health and will run until August.
For the second year running, Robert Dyas has teamed up with the gardening-for-health charity, Thrive. With over 40 years of experience, using gardening alongside Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH), to help improve people’s physical and psychological health, they’re a great fit for the project.
With warm weather and the garden blossoming during the May half term, it’s a great opportunity to get children out into the garden to benefit from nature and enjoy all it has to offer.
