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Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
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here to view and download pages from the new 2005 - 2006 catalog
related to the Family Garden.
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Gardening Workshops |
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Tuesday-Friday
Session l: 10-11 a.m.
Session ll. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Fee per group: $85
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Gardening Workshops introduce
students to the hands-on excitement of growing vegetables,
herbs, and flowers. Depending on the season, students explore
different display gardens, where they walk through a, magical
bean tunnel or indulge in the sensory delights of the herb
collection. Activity stations provide opportunities for students
to learn the basics of good gardening, the benefits of compost,
and proper planting techniques.
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Grades:
Pre-K-5
Availability: September 6-October 28
Location: Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
GW-300
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How Does Your Garden
Grow in Fall?
Fall is a flurry of activity when it comes to gardening. Students
explore the life cycle of plants and discover what plants need
to grow as they help prepare the Howell Family Garden for winter.
They taste vegetables; smell herbs and flowers; sow seeds for
cold winter crops; and helps prepare garden beds for spring
planting. Each student pots up a plant to take home.
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Grades:
Pre-K-5
Availability: April 4 -June 23
Location: Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
GW-301
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How Does Your Garden
Grow in Spring?
Spring is a time for rejuvenation and recreating the Howell
Family Garden for another growing season. Students investigate
what plants need to grow as they prepare the soil form planting,
sow seeds, weed, dig for worms, and hunt for wildflowers in
the meadow. Each student pots up a plant to take home.
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Grades:
Pre-K-5
Availability: Wednesdays and Fridays
June 27-September 1
Location: Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden
GW-302
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How Does Your Garden
Grow in Summer?
Summer is a time of great beauty and growth in the garden. Come
visit the Howell Family Garden in it’s full glory and
enjoy the giant sunflowers, fragrant honeysuckle, and savory
herbs. Activities include planting summer crops, making compost,
digging for worms, and tasting fresh vegetables. Each child
pots up a plant to take home
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Programs in the Ruth
Rea Howell Family Garden are supported, in part, by Amy P.
Goldman, Ph.D., the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, and
the Marian Moore Foundation.
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