The tent will be in the Square on Fridays from 10am in August, with different activities each week.
Louise Edgeworth who runs Gardening For Kids with family members Sarah Edgeworth and Alice Kirk, said the first session on Friday (August 6) went well, and they will have two tents this coming Friday.
"It was wonderful to be back doing face to face events. That was the first time our bright yellow tent had seen daylight in nearly 18 months!"
The inspiration for the business was seeded when a school pupil asked biology teacher Louise, "What’s the point of plants, Miss?"
The business became a regular stallholder on town markets. During the pandemic lockdown, online sales boomed and the family have been on an incredibly steep learning curve and continued to expand.
They are now firmly established as a supplier to retail customers, schools, universities, charities, local authorities and businesses, providing high-quality gardening and nature products for children of all ages.
* The next event on Saffron Walden Square is bike stunts by RPM Biketrials Display Team on Thursday August 12 at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm.
Saffron Walden Reporter's gallery of pictures:
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Quentin aged two paints his pot while mum Harriet looks on with baby Winifred at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Quentin aged two paints his pot while mum Harriet looks on with baby Winifred at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Quentin aged two paints his pot while mum Harriet looks on with baby Winifred at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Grace McCarthy aged eight and her brother Austin aged three, waiting beside their drying pots at the pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Grace McCarthy aged eight and her brother Austin aged three, waiting beside their drying pots at the pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Grace McCarthy aged eight and her brother Austin aged three, waiting beside their drying pots at the pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Mum and daughter, Louise and Sarah Edgeworth who run Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Mum and daughter, Louise and Sarah Edgeworth who run Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Mum and daughter, Louise and Sarah Edgeworth who run Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Austin McCarthy aged three, concentrates on painting his pot at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Austin McCarthy aged three, concentrates on painting his pot at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Austin McCarthy aged three, concentrates on painting his pot at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Quentin Johnson aged two enjoys painting his pot at the Gardening For Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Quentin Johnson aged two enjoys painting his pot at the Gardening For Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Quentin Johnson aged two enjoys painting his pot at the Gardening For Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Twins Ruby and Myla aged three, and their mum Brooke, at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Twins Ruby and Myla aged three, and their mum Brooke, at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Twins Ruby and Myla aged three, and their mum Brooke, at the Gardening for Kids pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Jake Eagle aged seven, concentrates on painting at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Jake Eagle aged seven, concentrates on painting at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Jake Eagle aged seven, concentrates on painting at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Pot painting takes concentration at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Pot painting takes concentration at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Pot painting takes concentration at the Gardening for Kids event on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Saffron Walden Mayor Richard Porch with two young crafters at the Gardening for Kids session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Saffron Walden Mayor Richard Porch with two young crafters at the Gardening for Kids session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Saffron Walden Mayor Richard Porch with two young crafters at the Gardening for Kids session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Saffron Walden Mayor Cllr Richard Porch with Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids and a group of young crafters at the pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Saffron Walden Mayor Cllr Richard Porch with Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids and a group of young crafters at the pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Saffron Walden Mayor Cllr Richard Porch with Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids and a group of young crafters at the pop-up session on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Pop-up session by Gardening For Kids on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
![Saffron Walden Reporter: Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden]( "Saffron Walden Reporter: Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden")
Sarah Edgeworth of Gardening for Kids with their pop-up craft tent on the Market Square, Saffron Walden (Image: Copyright © 2021 Celia Bartlett Photography. All rights reserved)
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