If you're a member of the Calgary Horticultural Society (and if not, why not?), you will be receiving the latest magazine this week, with a "Gardening with Kids" article by me! Let me know what you think!
PS. I don't usually post photos of my kids on the blog but these photos are all several years old and the girls don't even really look like this any more, so I figured it was OK. It is fun to showcase my girls, for a change, in the garden playground I have created for them. Feel free to gush about how gorgeous they are!
Auh~ You featured your girls in the pictures! That’s sweet of you… What was their reaction when they knew about this? If I were them, I’d probably keep the copy in a frame and display it in my room. It’s something worth keeping and sharing.
Posted by: Jamie Keifer | April 05, 2012 at 05:38 PM
Fabulous!!
Posted by: Liz | April 06, 2012 at 09:28 AM
Thanks Jamie and Liz! ...The girls thought it was cool for about 10s, then promptly forgot about it!
Janice
Posted by: Calgary Garden Coach | April 08, 2012 at 07:54 AM
Nice article Janice – of course my kids are all grown up now, but I remember trying to garden when they were young. Being rambunctious boys, the only watering they were interested in was with the hose – directed at each other or some unsuspecting person, and the only time they went near my garden was to retrieve a soccer ball. Flexibility, as you say, was the key to sanity – so I stopped freaking out about every flower stem that got broken by a ball or little feet, and told them the back yard was theirs but the front yard was mine. Finally there was peace in the garden!
Sue
Posted by: Sue Gaviller | April 17, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Thanks Sue! Yes, flexibility to maintain sanity. Sort of a mantra for life, and especially parenting, not just gardening! :-)
Cheers,
Janice
Posted by: Calgary Garden Coach | April 18, 2012 at 08:34 AM
Don't miss removing of weeds that are unwanted..!! and i would like to say what a cute article it is-))
Posted by: TP Knotweed | October 20, 2012 at 02:21 AM