Gardening might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of children’s hobbies, but Frances Tophill is on a mission to change that. The horticulturist, author and TV presenter believes ...

Volunteers Holden Chan, right, and Jeff Moulyn roll out material as part of a solar weed killing project at the Children’s Garden behind the Pelandale Specialty Care Center during Love Modesto in 2022 ...

Dear Roger: My little girl will be 9 in September. She wants to help in the fall vegetable garden. And she wants to grow her own flowers. But there are many things she is too young to do. I think the ...

Sixteen years ago, when Joan Marie Condon founded The Children’s Garden, she worried that development was limiting green space for children—and that technology was taking over the focus in their lives ...

Creating a child-friendly garden is a wonderful way to introduce kids to the joys of nature and gardening. The best plants ...

Matluba Khan is the Co-founder and Chair of the board of trustees of A Place in Childhood (APiC), a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Matluba worked on the research project highlighted in ...

Thinking of these factors can help make sure a garden grows happy and healthy kids, as well as happy and healthy plants. Creating a child-friendly garden is straightforward. But there are certain ...

Gardening is a wonderful way not only to introduce children to the world of science, but to the complexity of the environment and the cycle of life itself. Some of our greatest memories as children ...

There are many benefits in sharing a love for gardening with a child. Gardening is an enjoyable and healthy way to connect with children, whether they’re your own, a friend’s, or a neighbor’s.

The New Hanover County Arboretum Children’s Cottage will be nearly thirty years old! Built by our beloved volunteer carpenters, this area for our guests has stood the test of time. To learn more about ...

In March 2020 our lives were changed by the pandemic: schools closed, and children learning online and parents working from home became the norm. Many parents took on much more responsibility for ...