Home About us Programs Coordinators Volunteer Events Newsroom Scouts Supporters Loveland Early Childhood Center Granny's Garden School Keeping kids in touch with nature Bouquets on wheels Class gardens Camps Dahlia Row Early Childhood Center Flower for teacher Harvest month Home schooler and unschooling families Nature trail Sunflower room Sweet tater patch Currently inactive Growlabs Journey North        Garden Update         Volunteer form          Soil & Compost        Bulbs   Fall 2006 2003 2004 2005 2006 We expanded the garden program on a limited basis to include Preschool - Kindergarten at the Loveland Early Childhood Center.  We planted four kinds of pumpkins (Baby Boo, Jack-be-Little, Wee-be-Little and Sugar Baby. We also planted flower seeds  (zinnia, marigold and cosmos)  Due to a number of circumstances, not many pumpkins came up.  We did have a bountiful crop of flowers, though, and the kids had a wonderful experience planting.  They mentioned it many times the next fall when we worked with them as first graders at the primary school.  Spring 2003 enlarge enlarge

Spring 2004 The second spring, we gave up on the pumpkins and planted all flowers.  In addition to sunflower, zinnia, marigold and cosmos seeds, we planted petunia plants donated by parents. The students learned about compost then we added compost to the garden, then we mulched. We've learned that children see the paths better once they have participated in mulching them. enlarge enlarge Spring 2005 enlarge enlarge enlarge Fall 2005 Look at how our garden has grown!  Now we have an alphabet garden, perennials and herbs along with our beautiful annuals.  This fall, in addition to planting bulbs, hauling mulch and planting pansies, we are practicing reading in the alphabet garden and learning about herbs.  Lemon balm smells so good! enlarge enlarge enlarge