Category Archives: Gardening With Children

Growing Tomorrow’s Gardeners

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Welcoming Children In The Garden I’ve been getting a lot of questions about involving children in the garden. While the youngest may work willingly side by side with a parent or older sibling, tweens and teens seem harder to engage. … Continue reading →

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Growing The Gardeners of Tomorrow

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Enchantment, Not Weeds I’ve recently been privileged to spend garden time with many groups of children. Some gathered at our local library for our annual Fairy House program, in which kids create all manner of fanciful constructions using natural materials, … Continue reading →

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All Ages In The Garden

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Inviting Joyful Participation This weekend, planting started at Owen’s Playground here on Bainbridge Island and it was soul stirring to see people of all ages absorbed and engaged in bringing a flush of fresh green to the scene. OP is … Continue reading →

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Plants That Increase Happiness & Harvest

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Floral Abundance Promotes Pollinators Like most gardeners, I welcome any excuse to grow more flowers. Therefore, it’s very good news that by raising as wide a variety of blooms as possible, we are doing our bit to aid and abet … Continue reading →

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