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Page 1: Nurture Co-creating a fun, sensory and edible family garden

c�PIP MAGAZINE62

Co-creating a fun, sensory and edible family garden

Words and photos by Steve Webb

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Kids need spaces which

facilitate rather than hinder

their imagination and fantasy,

especially where children’s

intellectual, physical and

social abilities differ greatly.