Children Grow a Garden Drive Boomer Family Bonding Trend
A swell of boomer families and preschools embrace children's gardening to spark outdoor interest. St. Pauls Preschool in Tustin hosts a rich garden for 240 kids ages 2 to 6. parents gather there to share in planting, tending, and harvesting. Experts advise giving kids control with their own plots and name plaques to foster ownership and independence. Begin cultivating at age four with small plots like 8 by 8 feet and encourage dirt play to build confidence and responsibility.
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Diane Weber
Roger’s Gardens
Corona del Mar
Calif
St. Paul’s Preschool
Tustin
Joyce Jones
Sandra Robbie
St. Paul’s
Mary Lou Heard
Heard
Westminster
Weber
What to Grow With Kids in Small Garden Spaces
A playful guide to child friendly plants for a learning garden. Highlights include Easter egg radishes, cut and come back lettuce, sunflowers, nasturtiums, herbs for a pizza garden, morning glories, and tomatoes with heirloom Cherokee varieties. Emphasizes teaching plant life cycles and edible rewards.
Fresh ideas to keep youths growing in the garden
Diane Weber of Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar California urges making gardening fun for kids. Use kid sized tools seed planting and starter plants to show growth and offer gimmicks like a pizza pinwheel garden tepee garden rainbow garden and weekend shoe planter to sustain interest and involve friends.
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Diane Weber
Roger
Corona del Mar
Calif
Heard
Weber
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