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A Kindergarten Child-Led Project: Seeds, Plants, Gardening
The five-year-old grew two pumpkins by himself. I’m a proud mama. Most kindergarten curriculums include a study of how seeds grow into plants. I did not have to do anything to entice my son into...
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Lessons Learned in the Garden
“A new study conducted for Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has found that encouraging children to learn gardening boosts their development by helping them become happier, more confident,...
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Gardening Experiment Success
{Growing Pinto Beans In a Jar} Remember the pinto beans my son sprouted in a jar? Well, we planted a few of the sprouts in our garden, and a couple of them have been growing well and are giving us...
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How to Make a Terrarium
Note: This column was published in the Barrow Journal on March 27, 2013. If you’re eager to plant some greenery, but you’re still waiting for the threat of frost to pass, you might enjoy making a...
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Garden Inheritance
Note: This column was published in the Barrow Journal on May 22, 2013. When I was a young girl I came to Georgia to visit my grandmother who lived in Athens. She kept a little red watering can just for...
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Garden Time
Note: This column was published in the Barrow Journal on May 20, 2015. Every year the boys and I buy seeds and a few plants and plant them with good intentions. My boys also enjoy growing sprouting...
View ArticleMy Garden Efforts
My yard doesn't look like the garden of my dreams, but I have fun trying. We don't have the time or resources to create a beautiful outdoor space, but most of our yard is wooded and shady, so it's...
View ArticleThe Family Project: Our Yard
I have been gardening with my boys since they were very young, and though I'm sure that my love of gardening has influenced them, it hasn't taken much effort on my part to get them to enjoy it. I think...
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