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Parents' Primer Looking for some guidance on how to make the most of your family garden? Our Parents' Primer can help! Many other writings on kids’ gardening start with what to grow and how to design and build a kids’ garden, prepare soil, and plant, but this primer is not just about creating one garden for your kids. It’s about taking advantage of “gardening moments” with your kids every week in your own backyard ... and front yard and in the garage and at the windowsill and in the basement ... The Parents' Primer is the Family Resource Room feature for this month -- find out how to engage your children in outdoor explorations that cultivate their love of plants, gardening, and the environment.

Visit our online Gardening With Kids Shop for an extensive selection of innovative and exclusive items that support gardening with kids. You'll find tools for classroom projects and family gardens, and great gifts for gardeners of all ages.

Educators tell us that outdoor classrooms are a priority. With a few permanent structures, your school can create a multi-functional outdoor garden site, where interdisciplinary learning thrives. Our online shop specializes in curricula, structures, tools, accessories, and more to help you develop and expand your outdoor classroom or habitat.

Today is: Tuesday 1/6/09

2009 Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" Award
These awards will help schools establish new rose gardens as a way to nurture students and build relationships with the local community. In partnership with Bayer Advanced and All America Roses Selections, NGA will select 25 gardens to receive roses and educational materials.

Learn more and download and application

Application deadline: January 23, 2009.

Featured Book: Botany on Your Plate

This standards-based, life science curriculum inspires children to explore the fascinating realm of plants we eat, and weaves together nutritional health, mathematics, language arts, and social studies with investigative science. Every lesson includes plant snacks that spark curiosity, interesting questions, and social dialogue to fuel the learning process.

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Fundraise with Flower Bulbs: Earn 50% Profit Looking for a "healthy" and alluring option for raising funds for your school? NGA endorses the Flower Power Program. It features easy-to-grow spring-flowering bulbs and is a good deal to boot; your school gets to keep 50% of the profits. Click here to learn more.