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Designed to provide you with the resources needed to successfully implement plant-based lessons into your classroom, the following articles provide background information for a wide variety of garden-related topics.

A Wealth of Wisdom: Funding School Garden Projects
Some school gardeners find the prospect of raising funds to start up or sustain a school garden daunting, but others relish the challenge and see it as an
Strategies for a Growing Business
Most gardeners know that it's easy to cultivate more produce, flowers, and herbs than one can use. In schools and classrooms across the country, students have overcome this
Foiling Pests Naturally
Gardens, as dynamic ecosystems, offer countless opportunities for curious young observers to ask questions and pursue fruitful investigations. If we jump at short-term solutions
Pest Patrol
Insect predators (such as ladybugs, praying mantids, and lacewings) and parasites (such as certain species of tiny wasps) are the garden dwellers typically referred to as
Caring for Classroom Plants during Winter Break
Excitement builds as the winter break approaches and you dream of relaxing and rejuvenating your spirits, but what about your classroom plants? How do you ensure that your
Ethnobotany for the Holidays
How do you combine history, social studies, geography, and science, and wrap in a bit of holiday fun? By exploring ethnobotany! Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the
Planting Seeds Indoors
Watching seeds sprout and grow is an exciting and magical experience for young gardeners, and presents a series of engaging questions: When will the sprouts appear? How did those
2009-2010 Kidsgardening Advisory Board
The National Gardening Association (NGA) is pleased to announce the selection of the 2009-2010 Kidsgardening.org Advisory Board members. The role of the 29-member Kidsgardening
Designing Garden Programs for All
There's no doubt about it: gardens engage and inspire youth, allowing educators to reach students in fun, effective ways. There's something contagious about the feel of dirt under
Engaging Reluctant Gardeners
Most children have an innate curiosity and zeal for outdoor activities, but once in a while youngsters are timid about gardening. Some are apprehensive about new situations, such
The Rottin' Truth
A compost pile is simply a huge smorgasbord for billions of microorganisms. As with all living things, these creatures require: nutrients (carbon for energy and nitrogen to build
Growing Partnerships
Garden Club, Garden Club, How nice you are. Planting near and planting far. Digging, gardening, putting in seeds, Earth saving -- a very big deed.
Stalking A-Maize-in Lessons
While nurturing, observing, measuring, and graphing corn plants growing in two-liter soda bottles in their GrowLab, Dianna Johnson's third graders in San Gabriel, CA, became
Butterfly Garden Primer
Before beginning a butterfly garden project, it helps to understand what makes butterflies tick at different life cycle stages. The cycle begins when adult butterflies lay eggs on
School Gardens Measure Up
"The science concepts and skills students gained from our garden project were impressive, but perhaps more significant was the self-esteem that flourished," reports special

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