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Website Extra: The Garden is a Classroom

June 29, 2012 • 4 Comments

To read the full story on Atwood Elementary, pick up a copy of Michigan Gardener (in stores now) or check out page 28 in our e-edition of the July Issue.

atwood-elementary-school-abc-garden — Some examples in the ABC garden at Atwood Elementary: A (aster), B (black-eyed Susan), C (cardinal flower), D (daisy), E (eggplant), H (hollyhock), and J (Jacob’s ladder).

atwood-elementary-oregano-smell-my-leaves — ”We have several chalkboard notes near the ABC plants to invite children, parents, teachers and visitors to a new plant or a new fact about a plant,” said garden coordinator Sandy Paratore.

atwood-elementary-a-maze-garden-plants — The “A”maze garden has two entrances and lots of plants in the small maze.

All photos by Sandie Parrott

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Nancy Leto says

July 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm

Where can I get a copy ? Both of my grandkids are in the garden club at Atwood. Thank you.

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- jhofley says
  
  July 31, 2012 at 9:18 am
  
  Nancy-
  
  I will contact you by e-mail regarding extra copies. Thanks for reading!
  
  -Jonathon
  
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Mary McIlhargey says

August 1, 2012 at 9:02 pm

I am part of the Atwood Garden Club. I am the volunteer in the picture with the blue shirt leaning on the shovel. I really appreciate your coverage of our program. I was Jean Persley assistant when this project was launched almost eight years ago. I never thought it would turn into such a huge garden and would be getting state recongnition for our hard work. We started with twenty bucks and a trip to the nursery with my pick up for the first load of soil. Now there are a multitude of vegetable beds and flowers and plants of all types. I am very proud of what this program does in helping kids get interested in nature.
Sincerely Mary McIlhargey

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- jhofley says
  
  August 2, 2012 at 12:40 pm
  
  Mary-
  
  Thank you for your nice note and thanks for reading! You do indeed have much to be proud of.
  
  -Jonathon, Michigan Gardener
  
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