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  • A Grand Garden Entrance

    Question: Our garden is a very special place for my kids. Any ideas on how to make a special, grand, or magical entrance to it using recycled or inexpensive materials?

  • A Story Garden

    My daughter loves to read and I thought it would be fun to choose a book as a garden theme. Do you have any suggestions?

  • A Variety of Kid-Size Sunflowers

    Question: What are best types of sunflowers for kids to grow?

  • Alphabet Garden

    Question: We want to grow an alphabet garden, but we're worried about finding the right plants for each letter, especially X and Q. Can you help us?

  • Attracting Ladybugs to the Garden

    Question: My children are fascinated by ladybugs. How can we attract them to the garden?

  • Autographing Pumpkins

    Question: I saw a pumpkin with some initials in the skin. How can I help my children do this?

  • Backyard Wildlife Habitat

    Question: How should my children and I go about planning a backyard wildlife habitat?

  • Bees in Butterfly Garden

    Question: I would like to help plan a butterfly garden for my son's preschool, but I'm concerned about whether the plants will attract bees. Little children are very fearful of bees, and I wonder if a butterfly garden is a good choice for 3- to 5-year-olds.

  • Choosing Good Carving Pumpkins

    Question: What should we look for when choosing pumpkins for carving?

  • Compost Pile Size

    Question: Do we really need a 3- foot-tall compost pile? It's taller than the kids! What will we do with all that compost?

  • Composting Worm Care

    Question: What do composting worms eat? How do we clean out the bin?

  • Creative Planting Containers

    Question: Can you suggest some fun planting containers for my kids' garden?

  • Creative Uses for Herbs

    Question: What are some different ways my kids and I can use the herbs we harvest?

  • Digging into Soil

    Question: How do I organize students to dig in and amend the soil?

  • Documenting the Garden

    Question: How and why should we document our school garden?

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