Entries for the 'GARDENING FOR EDUCATION AND PERSONAL GROWTH' Category

Good design and sound horticultural practice are necessary to successfully create a fine garden. A good attitude is crucial too.

There are many reasons for attracting birds to the garden. On of the best is the educational potential for children.

Due to the many crucial garden tasks that have to be carried out in the spring, it’s best to get the feeding out of the way as early as possible at the onset of spring.

If gardening is part of the school curriculum, or you just want to involve your children in the up-keep of the home garden, you should see how to get the most out of each of the main horticultural tasks.

Patience is not only a value in itself, but is the main reason why some gardeners achieve enviable results and others do not.

Many social ills among young people can be traced to the unrelenting power of peer-group pressure and low self esteem. Can gardening projects in schools go some way in resisting these twin evils?

Many social ills among young people can be traced to the unrelenting power of peer-group pressure and low self esteem. Can gardening projects in schools go some way in resisting these twin evils?

Other than the clear benefits of creating a beautiful landscape, and growing locally produced food, a school garden should be seen primarily as an educational tool of the first order.

The surest method of getting the best results when setting up a school garden is to involve the children as much as possible.

From a strictly professional point of view, the school garden would best be maintained by a landscape gardening company. From an educational angle though, this would be missing out big time. On what lines then, should the children be organized.