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Community Art
The sun gives life to all of creation in a sculpture in Winnipeg's Spirit Park mosaic sculpture.
spirit • park • winnipeg • mosaic • sculpture

Crayola Color Gardens for Kids
Color gardens teach children about color and it's many variations. Plant a garden which is all one color or a color wheel, rainbow, or spectrum. Let children learn about the nuances of color. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
color gardens • kids • linda mazar • traute klein • biogardener

Garden Kids
Introducing the new kid at Kids Garden! Linda Mazar shares how she came to be interested in kids gardening. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
adoption • kids • garden • linda mazar • traute klein

Smudging
Native North American smudging is reminiscent of burning incense, but besides its ceremonial uses, it has health benefits associated with the medicinal herbs which are used in the smudging.
sage • tobacco • cedar • wormwood • artemesia

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.
suite101 • traute klein • garden • gardening • united states biogardener

A Tribute to Garden Moms, from Your Garden Kids
A big thank you to the gardening moms who pass on a love of gardening to their kids. A Mother's Day tribute to garden mothers from garden kids. Thanks for loving us. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
mother's day • kids • gardening with kids • linda mazar • traute klein

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.
suite101 • traute klein • biogardener • garlic • herb

Alzheimer Travel
Being stricken with Alzheimer's disease does not need to mean the end of your travels if you have someone who makes the proper preparations for you.
alzheimer • travel • manitoba • florida • british columbia

Another Mashed Marigold for Mom, A Plea for Cutting Gardens for Kids
Children love having a cutting garden where they can put together surprise bouquets for Mom and other loved ones at whim. Moms love bouquets and Cutting Gardens allow kids the opportunity to pick flowers for mom or themselves. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
mother's day • cutting gardens • children's gardens • bouquets • perennials

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.
suite101 • traute klein • garden • gardening • biogardener

Grow a Millenium Garden This Year
Here are some ideas on planning a special millenium garden for the special year 2000. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
garden • kids • children • activities • millenium

Health and Safety in the Organic Garden
Be aware of the dangers of organic gardening to make it safely. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
health • safety • manure • dust • spores

Help for Involving Children in the Garden
Appropriate expectations make involving kids in gardening more enjoyable for all. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
kids • garden • expectations • seeds • plants

Make Your Own Compost
Making compost. Hints of what to do and what not to do. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
materials • methods • organic • soil • carbon

Mentors in Gardening
Gardeners can reach out to children and be mentors for young gardeners. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
mentor • garden • kids • child • children

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.
suite101 • traute klein • garden • gardening • biogardener

Permaculture Gardening
A description of permaculture gardening, principals and valid reasons for its development. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller.
permanent culture • integration • efficiency • principles • environment

Spring Fever Busters
Spring fever is in the air. Linda Mazar shares some ideas on what to do to usher spring into your garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
spring • seed • plant • flower • como conservatory

Sweetheart Garden, Themes for Children's Gardens Series
February is the perfect time to consider planning a Valentine sweetheart garden for you and your child. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
valentine • child • kid • garden • candy

Thankfulness is in Order
November is a time to be thankful for our families and our gardens. And especially for what we have learned from our families in the gardens! © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
kids • garden • child • kid • garden

Thanksgiving Feast for Worms!
Worm composting, also called vermiculture, is an excellent way to compost year round. It is especially wonderful for those of us in colder regions who don't want to brave the elements to take the kitchen waste to the compost pile. Learn how to use earth worms to reduce kitchen waste. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
vermiculture • worm • worms • compost • linda mazar

Whimsy in a Child's Garden
Adding bits of found, made, or purchased fun can add whimsy to your child's garden and maybe to your garden, too. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
whimsy • garden • kids • make • projects

A Real Garden for Real Kids
Explore the Michigan 4-H Children's Garden and experience the excitement of hands-on interaction with plants. The garden is filled with 56 theme gardens. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
linda mazar • traute klein • biogardener • suite101 • children

Animal Gardens
Animal theme gardens are a great way to involve children in gardening. Linda Mazar shares how how children can plant and play with the lions and tigers and bears or plants named after farm animals. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
animal • theme • gardens • involve children • gardening

Butterfly Gardens, 6th in a Series of Children's Garden Themes
Butterfly Gardens need nectar plants and host plants to be really successful. Make a butterfly garden with your child for a fun backyard learning experience. Learn about flowers which attract butterflies and plants which host butterfly eggs and caterpillars. <META Name="keywords" Content="Butterfly garden, children, butterfly host plants, flowers for butterflies, butterfly flowers, kids, butterfly links, children's activities."> Butterfly Gardens attract kids and butterflies in for exciting science learning experiences. Plant to attract the fllying flowers to your child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
butterfly gardens • nectar plants • host • successful • child

Catnip, not just for Cats
Herbal relaxants and how to use them effectively. With a bit of cat poetry thrown in, in fact, the first of my poems which I decided to hold onto. © <a href="/profile.cfm/biogardener">Traute Klein, biogardener</a>
catnip chamomile • hops • poetry • cat • herb relaxant sedative herbs dream pillow herbal s

Chinese Gardens, Experiencing Cultures Through Gardening Series
Chinese New Year is coming, so let's learn more about China though exploring Chinese gardens and plants. Your child can experience a little of China through plants. Visit virtual Chinese gardens and plant a little of China in your own garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
china • chinese new year • new year • plants • garden

Designing your Child's Garden
Children's gardens should be fun, but applying some design principles can make it look more unified and inviting. Learn how to incorporate simple design elements into a child's garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
design • kids • activities • garden • gardening

First Aid Naturally
Natural remedies are more effective for me than any commercial first aid kit. Read about the Manitoba Natives' sure-fire remedy for poison ivy and other serious poisonings, infections, and burns.
clay • poison ivy • vitamin a • vitamin e • natural

Fruit Tree Pruning, Instructions
Here's how to prune fruit trees of the rose family, the only fruit trees which grow in the cold North American prairies. Step by step instructions.
fruit trees • pruning • dormant • large fruit • apple

Gifts for Young Gardeners
Stimulate an interest in gardening by giving garden-friendly gifts to young gardeners or potential gardeners on your gift list. Choosing garden-related gifts for children can stimulate or expand their interest in Gardening. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
garden gifts • children • kids gardens • gifts • linda mazar

Happy Earth Day!
On Earth Day we focus on taking care of our earth and our soil. Be aware of lead and other contaminants in soil before allowing children to work the soil. Teach care of soil and proper disposal, recycling, and composting. Be aware of our earth and what we put on and into it. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
soil • lead poisoning • compost • recycling • earth day

Kids and Yard Art
Kids love decorating their gardens with many fun and fanciful items and they can learn a lot from the experience. Here's to kids' yard art! © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
yard art • kids • garden • kids garden • flamingos

Memorial Gardens
Losing a loved one or a pet can be a difficult time for children. Involving them in a living memorial is a good way of helping them through their grief. Involving children in making a living memorial for a loved one or pet who has passed on, helps them through their grieving process. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
memorial gardens • loss • grief • death of loved ones • death of pets

Parterre Gardens for Kids
Planting a child's name or a fun design in a flowerbed can be a good way to encourage children to get out from in front of the TV and out into the garden. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
tv free • parterre • garden • kids • children

Praying for the Terrorists
Being a pacifist in wartime has never been a popular position and requires deep lifelong convictions. Here are the thoughts which went through the mind of a Canadian woman in the autumn of 2001. © <a href="/profile.cfm/biogardener">Traute Klein, biogardener</a>
pacifist • war • peace • rainbow • terror

Silky Recycler Valentine
You can make the most beautiful greeting cards with old tired silk flowers. How about some Valentine cards?
reuse • re-use • silk flowers • purpose • church rummage sales

Splash of Autumn Color
The Tom Tomson exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Galery is alive with splashes color of the famous artist who revolutionized Canadian art. Let his work inspire you.
tom tomson • art • color • splash • winnipeg art gallery

Success with a Kid's Garden
Tips for making your family's gardening experience successful and fun. Simple things parents and grandparents can do to help make a child's gardening experience a success. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
kid's garden • gardening with children • gardening for children • soil test • mulch

The Boy's Garden that Grew
A story about getting new garden beds prepared now, so you can enjoy them in the spring. Preparing a garden from start to finish. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
new garden • fall chores • preparation • linda mazar • traute klein

The Playground Garden
Making a garden out of broken outdoor toys brings order into chaos and is lots of fun as well! Linda Mazar takes stock of her yard and makes a playground-themed garden with her child. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
children • toys • child's garden • water garden • bog garden

The Pumpkin and Gourd Patch: More Themes for Children's Gardens
Growing pumpkins and gourds make a garden full of fun for kids, and they can be used for all kinds of utensils and even for birdhouses and as a bath sponge later. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
pumpkins • gourds • gardening • children • kids

These Plants Came From Africa? Teaching Kids the Origin of Garden Plants
It's important to teach children the origin of plants. Plants we commonly grow can come from many different countries. This article is about plants from Africa. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
plant origins • african plants • starting seeds • websites • web sites

Time Concepts Gardens, 5th in a series on Children's Garden Themes
Plant a Sundial garden and measure time in your child's garden using a garden journal. Let Linda Mazar show you how time concept gardens teach children to learn about time and gardening simultaneously. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
clock gardens • time concept gardens • children's gardens • gardens for children • linda mazar

Water Features in a Kid's Garden
Water fountains and water gardens are lots of fun for kids in the garden. Safe and easy water features for a kid's and grown-ups gardens. © <a href="/profile.cfm/Linda">Linda Mazar</a>
water garden • kids • garden • fountain • container

Weed Salads from My Garden
Weeds are the basis of herbalism. While supplying the raw material for delicious salads, they may well help to protect us from disease.
herbalism • nutrition • lamb's quarters • pigweed • weed salad

Those Wonderful Little Trees!
In the middle of the 19th-century, Germany's concerns about deforestation led to the creation of the first goose-feather trees whose widely spaced branches are characteristic of evergreens native to the forests of Germany.
feather trees • christmas trees

Disaster Clean Up
Recent hurricanes have created havok around the USA. This article covers some basics of cleaning up after hurricane, flood or other disaster.
hurricane • flood • disaster • clean up • tornado

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