Did you know that April is National Garden Month? Let’s celebrate, get outside, and do some gardening! Why should you garden? There are quite a few health benefits associated with gardening. Gardening has been proven to lower stress levels and positively affect… Continue Reading National Garden Month
Hello, and welcome back to Gardening with Ms. Kate, where we talk about different ways to make your leafed friends happy. For March, we will be going over how to prep our plants as they come out of dormancy in “green” ways. … Continue Reading Gardening with Ms Kate – Going Green
Hello, and welcome back to Gardening with Ms. Kate, where we learn how to take care of our plants! Today, we will be discussing Dormancy, the plant equivalent to naptime! Dormancy is a process found in plants in which the whole or… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate – Dormancy
Hello, and welcome back to Gardening with Ms. Kate, where I teach you a fun new element of gardening. Today, we will be discussing how to throw a Patio Party for your plants, as Summer is rounding the corner swiftly. So, without… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate – Patio Plant Party
Hello! My name is Ms. Kate, and welcome to my gardening series, Gardening with Ms. Kate, where we learn new tips and tricks to help our plants grow. For this edition, I am going to reference a past post regarding dormancy. As… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate: Waking Up Your Plants
Spring is in the air...the days are longer, the weather is warmer, flowers are beginning to bloom, and that means it is gardening season. Have you ever wondered why bees love to buzz around from flower to flower? Stop by the P.D.… Continue Reading *Program Feature* The Science of Gardening Take and Make Kit
Hello and welcome to Gardening with Ms. Kate, a series where we learn to take care of our photosynthesizing green friends! Today, however, we won’t be going over plant care tips; instead, in honor of Houseplant Appreciation Day, I will be sharing… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate: My Favorite Houseplants
So, you love taking care of plants so much you want more of them but don’t want to spend any of your green to get some more green? I have the perfect suggestion for you. Propagation. Yes, propagation is positively perfect for… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate: Let’s Propogate!
Hey! Welcome to Gardening with Ms. Kate, a blog where we talk about taking care of our photosynthesizing friends! Today, we are going to discuss dusty leaves. Huh? Dusty leaves? You heard that right, kids! We will be talking about dusty leaves,… Continue Reading Gardening with Ms. Kate: Dusty Leaves!
*CCPL Staff picks are chosen by CCPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so write to us and tell us what you’d recommend!* Happy June, everyone! This month marks the… Continue Reading CCPL Staff Picks: Fairy Homes & Gardens – Books For Designing and Creating Miniature Gardens Straight From a Storybook
