Project Garden: A Month-by-Month Guide to Planting, Growing, and Enjoying All Your Backyard Has to Offer

Author(s): Stacy Tornio

Gardening

How does a garden grow? A backyard full of fresh vegetables and blooming flowers isn't just for families with green thumbs! "Project Garden" offers a simple, kid-friendly plan to get a garden growing at any time of year. Each month is filled with exciting possibilities that take less than 20-minutes to finish. Parents don't need to be expert gardeners to make sure their kids' projects are successes: every task is broken down into clear, concise instructions. Whether families are tending flower beds in spring, stewing July's tomatoes, or coaxing bulbs to bloom mid-winter, they'll be doing it together.

General Information

  • : 9781440527722
  • : Adams Media Corporation
  • : Adams Media Corporation
  • : 0.522
  • : 26 January 2012
  • : United States
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Stacy Tornio
  • : Paperback
  • : 635
  • : 192

More About The Product

Stacy Tornio (Milwaukee, WI) an editor of Birds & Blooms and a certified Master Gardener. Stacy teaches gardening classes at the University of Wisconsin, and she is constantly developing new projects to try with her own children, ages 6 and 4.

Projects are in four fun categories:; Grow It:; From illustrated garden plans to secrets for planting and tending 100+ flowers, vegetables, shrubs, and herbs year-round; Eat It:; Recipes that rely on the month's backyard harvest; Recycle It:; Crafty ways to keep the world beautiful with nature-inspired creations; Make It:; Season-related garden projects - complete with difficulty rating, estimated completion time, and supply lists so there are no surprises.