Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots : Gardening Together With Chi

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	• Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children Sharon Lovejoy Workman Publishing Company, 1999 - 176 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What a wonderful book!

This book is just full of creative and amazing ideas on gardening with children. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and it really inspired me to do more gardening with my little one this year [and I'm looking forward to doing some even more ambitious projects next summer when she's a little older]! I was really impressed with the fantastic ideas and it was very helpful that the author broke everything down into easily achievable steps. This is a GREAT book and I recommend it to anyone who is the least interested in playing in the dirt with their child!

New ideas for kid-friendly gardens

This book does more than just suggest seeds to plant or tools to buy--it's full of the coolest garden designs I've ever seen that are focused on kid fun. Lovejoy presents a large number of gardens based around a central theme- some edible with veggies and herbs, some aimed more at flowers. Each theme includes a list of plants for different zones and a garden-related project or two that brings new dimensions to history, nutrition, science, cooking, ecology or art for your kids. Several of them revolve around a "tent" frame that needs a couple of adults to build it; it's sort of like a teepee, but with more supports. Once the frame is built, you can add a variety of different vines to create anything from a "night garden" tent of scented white flowers to a thickly-screened shade tent for hot summer days. Since the frame can be covered with annuals, you can plan a different garden each year. There's ideas for traditional knot gardens, proper composting, flowers for craft activities, and unusual and easy-to-grow edibles, and it's easily possible to combine a couple of Lovejoy's themes to creat your own. Lots of basics on plant care are included--even if you've never really gardened before, you can handle these layouts if you don't mind getting dirty. You also don't have to have a huge yard to apply some of these ideas; some of the projects can even happen in balcony containers. It's a great gift for your own kids or any other family you know who likes to have fun outside, and by far the best kid gardening book I've ever seen.

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Good book for parents

I got this book for my wife. She and my daughter have been using it for several weeks now. They have two or three projects. It really very nice to see and experience.

Grab your trowel and child-this book is for you!

Or better yet, a fork and an old rubber boot. Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots is a veritable journey into gardening with children of all ages. The illustrations will warm your heart and the activities help you to form a special bond with your child. The author has been gardening most of her life. She encourages parents to do the same, and to introduce nature to children from those very first days. Gardening, using Sharon's ideas, is an inexpensive way to teach so much to your child. Tools can be as simple as a spoon or a fork. Everything from gardening gloves to old boots can be used for containers for planting. Gardening teaches life lessons and allows you to spend time next to your child making daily discoveries. Sharon's book is a bargain too. You will get not only a book that is an awakening of the senses to read but one which will provide you with years worth of activities with your child. If you have never gardened before or even if you are a seasoned gardener, this is the book for you. By Carol Laliberte

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Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots : Gardening Together With Chi

I would strongly recommend this book to any gardener, or wanna-be gardener for that matter, with children to get this book. There are tons of fun ideas and the illustrations are lovely. Even if you are limited in space and time, you can use this guide to show your little ones the beauty of nurturing life.

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