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Summer Flower Family Delights Kids With Plant Lessons
Ellen Eddy Shaw, curator at Brook lyn Botanic Garden, likens five flowers to children Ally a dwarf sweet alyssum Di Dianthus Sonny Sunflower Johnny Jump Up Pansy and William Sweet William. She explains sowing, growth, rebloom habits and care, urging parents to grow these summer plants outdoors or in window boxes and to share the idea with county families.
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Ellen Eddy Shaw
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Ally
Sonny
Johnny
William
Whitehead
Dianthus
Pansy
Jack Frost
Sunflower