Archive for January, 2009

Mark your calendar for Children & Youth Garden Symposium

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Want to explore “how to use the power of plants and gardens to create inspirational educational programs for children and young people”?
Then mark your calendar for the 17th annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium! July 23-25, 2009. The event is hosted by Cleveland Botanical Garden and sponsored by the American Horticultural Society.
Join leading [...]

Texas tulips

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

From an article in yesterday’s Austin American-Statesman by Danny Fowler, owner of TexasTulips and treasurer of the Texas Flower Bulb Society.
[While Society members may disagree on their favorite bulbs], they all agreed that, as a society, they would dedicate part of their time, energy and resources to providing horticultural opportunities for children, offering [...]

New flyer

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Garden Retailers: Invest in Future Gardeners. Sponsor Local Kids & Gardening Projects
That’s the headline of a new flyer aimed at retailers to help get them involved in sponsoring bulb projects with children and youth.
If you are a retailer, give it a read and consider contacting educators in your area about becoming a project sponsor.
If you [...]

Gardening with Kids

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Every month, the team at the blog Gardening Gone Wild (don’t sweat the title, it’s written by a group of the best garden writers and photographers in the U.S.) hosts a Garden Bloggers Design Workshop. Other bloggers from around the world contribute posts on their own blogs around a central theme that changes month [...]