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In the Family Garden

Posted in What's Beautiful Now on August 23 2011, by Ann Rafalko

The summer session of the Children’s Gardening program–where kids aged 5-12 work in pairs to cultivate and tend their own garden plot–is in full swing, and the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden is a hive of activity, bursting at the seams with produce and happy kids.

If the kids in your family want to get in on the gardening action, you can join in during Dig! Plant! Grow! which takes place daily (except on Mondays when the Garden is usually closed), beginning at 1:30 p.m. Digging, weeding, and harvesting aren’t the only activities going on in the Family Garden (read one visitor’s appreciation); there’s also cooking, Mario Batali’s Edible Garden, and tons of exploring to be done as well! And there are bees and bunnies. Oh, and it’s also really pretty!

Be sure to stop by on your next trip to the Garden, and while you’re here, snap a few photos to enter into the August NYBG-IGPOTY photo contest, “Kids in the Garden” featuring special Mario Batali prizes!

Teamwork in the Family Garden

Digging In in the Family Garden

The Global Gardens in the Family Garden

Learning in the Family Garden

Securing Plants in the Family Garden

Teaching in the Family Garden

Learning in the Family Garden

Cooking It Up in the Family Garden

Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen