GROW your own little Alan Titchmarsh or Charlie Dimmock -- and encourage children to play outdoors.

Early Learning Centres (Bolton's is on Deansgate) have a great new range of gardening toys.

Perfect for novices is the Gardening Starter Kit with mini fork, trowel and grown-up gloves at £6.

The Rake and Hoe Trolley lets them wheel all their tools around the garden, at £9, and there's a wheelbarrow at £7 and colourful garden mower also £7 to help the green fingers.