Gardening with Children

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Beautiful Poisonous Flowering Bulbs

The most beautiful spring flowers are poisonous, including flowering bulbs. Learn to recognize them so that they won't make you sick.

A Valentine Planter for Mom

You can easily make a useful Valentine's present for your mom. A planter for the kitchen filled with garlic shoots to use fresh in salads.

Christmas Tree Recycling

You can set your used Christmas tree into the garden as a windbreak, and next summer, it will make a great support for your climbing plants like cucumber, squash, pole beans, and morning glory.

Merry Christmas Tree Recycling

Christmas trees can become useful for the rest of the winter, in fact, for the next summer as well. In the winter, they can be chipped or used to line skating trails on the river.

Thanksgiving for Kid Gardeners

A little Thanksgiving history for children and some ideas for bringing our garden indoors for autumn to remind us to be thankful.

Lemonade Stand for My Garden

On a hot day, you need a refreshing drink to serve the friends who visit your garden. You can make a refreshing drink for very little money. Here is my easy recipe for homemade Snapple.

Memorial Gardens Revisited

Due to recent events, families may be in need of a memorial for a loved one. A memorial garden can be a beautiful and healing way to remember a dear one over the years. © Linda Mazar

Summer's End

As summer comes to a close in the north, it is time to think about what worked and what flopped. © Linda Mazar

Gardening with a Toddler

Each new family addition impacts our lives and our gardens. © Linda Mazar

Grand Companions

Choosing good companions for your children is important, but it is also helpful to choose good companions for your garden plants! © Linda Mazar

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