Lilies grown from seed take about four years to reach flowering size. Susan Bee, a Special Education teacher at Goldendale High School is looking for some Master Gardeners to help with a project in her classroom. A White Salmon or Bingen Master Gardener is needed to help with the Bingen Community Pride Week. There are many things you can do to interest children in gardening. First of all explain that gardening does not mean just planting a vegetable garden.
Gardening is the cultivating and growing of plant life.
Your child may be more interested in butterflies or birds and gardens can be planted with plants that will attract them. Which kind of garden your child plans can be made interesting and fun even before the ground is ready to work. Have your child plan his garden on paper, cutting examples of what he plans to plant from old seed catalogs and placing them on a paper drawing of his garden. If his garden is a vegetable garden, he can learn to place his vegetables so that taller ones are on the north or West Side of his garden to prevent shading of smaller vegetables. Other things that can be taught are which vegetables need support and which types of vegetables are the best companions.