The best plants for kids are the ones they want to grow. I’ve been gardening with my children since they were old enough to eat the dirt, and they enjoy the experience so much more when they get in ...

As parents, care providers, and adults with kids in our lives, we want to see our kids learn and grow. Gardening provides a wonderful opportunity for that as it exposes kids to nature and helps them ...

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - At the Enos Park Neighborhood Garden, kids get the chance to see produce go from seeds, to sprouts, to full plants. They visit every week to check their plants for pests, ...

Some of my earliest childhood memories are helping my dad out in our garden. Growing up in South Florida, our backyard was filled with tropical fruit trees, bananas, orchids, and ferns galore. When I ...

Gardening is good for the mind, body and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research shows that gardening helps relieve stress, improve focus, positively impacts mood and ...

Local librarian Jessica Tessler noticed that a lot of the families coming to the Little Walnut Creek Library lived in apartments and had limited access to green spaces. Data from the U.S. Census ...