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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.

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).

 

”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.

 

The “A”maze garden has two entrances and lots of plants in the small maze.

 All photos by Sandie Parrott

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Comments

  1. 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.

    Reply
    • jhofley says

      July 31, 2012 at 9:18 am

      Nancy-

      I will contact you by e-mail regarding extra copies. Thanks for reading!

      -Jonathon

      Reply
  2. 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

    Reply
    • 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

      Reply

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