December 2011

How to Make a Giant Holiday Wreath

Submitted by pauls on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 16:58

By:

Paul Simon, Landscape Architect

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Supply List

Two 1/2" x 8ft electrical PVC conduit
Four 1/2" electrical U-shaped clamps
Spool of Garden Twine
Deciduous and evergreen cuttings from the yard
Suggestions include: Hemlock, taxus, red-twig dogwood, winterberry, and pine.

Assembling two 1/2" electrical conduit pipes will create a 7-foot diameter wreath.

Here's a fun project your kids are sure to enjoy - creating a giant wreath for the holidays!

Homeschool Cooperative Gardening Class

Submitted by cynthiad on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 15:56

By:

Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff

The Nature Detectives

“Today’s child is more familiar with the drive-thru menu than the garden.” This belief is what led Suellen Mullins of DeSoto, Texas, to begin one of the only known homeschool cooperative gardening programs in Texas.

One Stop for Your Garden-Based Education: A Garden in Every (Home)School

By:

Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff

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Keep your Students Learning over the Winter Break!

Here are some fun activities you can send home with your students over the winter break to keep them engaged. You may even consider encouraging your students to get their parent's involved and complete these activities by offering extra credit when they return from winter break.

K-5th grade activity: How to Create a Moss Garden »

5th-12th grade activity: Serving Nutrition at Home »

Successful school gardening with kids in any situation requires a set of great resources. Having resources that enable you to seamlessly use the garden to enhance the core curricular areas makes your job, as the teacher, that much easier.