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MSHS Northern Gardens for Kids!

Hey, kids: these pages will have garden vocabulary words you may not know! We have made some in italics for you to look up or ask for help. Good luck!

Do you know of a youth-friendly garden or park that’s not listed? Email your suggestion to Vicky Vogels: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Youth-Friendly Gardens and Parks

Celebrate Arbor Day! - information for children, their parents and educators

Junior Northern Gardeners – Projects mentioned in Northern Gardener magazine

Gardening ideas for kids - Ideas, garden projects, planning, and more!

Compost in the garden

Worms and compost

Composting with redworms : vermiculture

The trouble with worms

Fun Fall Activities at Orchards and Farms

Keep kids interested in the garden and outdoors this Fall by taking them to any one of these orchards or farms. Do you know of a fabulous fall getaway for kids that’s not on this list? Email Vicky Vogels: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

View the list of activities

Garden Links for Kids!

(these are intended for ideas and activities, and are not MSHS endorsements)

Girl Scouts "Bugged by bugs" - Earn a patch on line

Environmental Protection Agency links:

Endangered Species Picture Book

Learn about chemicals around your house

Pesticides: save our species poster

Great websites for students - Washington State Department of Ecology Includes recycling projects, composting, games, and clubs

Integrated Pest Management Super Sleuth - for kids Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America

S.K.Worm - "The S.K. stands for "Scientific Knowledge." But you can call me Skworm, as in squirm around and wiggle all over the place" By the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Composting for kids - a simple kids guide to composting by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Bug Fun - University of Kentucky Department of Entomology

The 4-H Virtual Farm - (State of) Virginia Cooperative Extension

All About Plants - From the ThinkQuest Library: a free educational resource of websites created by students

Commercial Garden Links for Kids!

(these are intended for ideas and activities, not MSHS endorsements)

kidsgardening.com

Whitney Organic Farms Kid Gardening Guide - featuring Wiggles the Earthworm in a series of .pdf files

Kid's Valley Webgarden - Garden planning

Gardening for Wildlife - from Great Britain and more geared for adults with children's activities

Future Northern Gardeners
It’s always exciting to hear about young gardeners—how they enjoy the garden and what they like to grow and why. Below are just some of the winners of the MSHS Youth Award in Horticulture. Fair coordinators, parents and even the young gardeners themselves have sent us their thanks for sponsoring this award, some with photos of their accomplishments.
Winners of the MSHS Youth Award in Horticulture:

Morrison County Fair:
Sarah Beavan, 11 years old, of Pierz
Received her award for her garden display basket. Washington County Fair:
Kylie Ross of Cottage Grove
Received award for his peppers.

Lincoln County Horticulture Society:
Skylar Mendro, 5 years old, of Lake Benton
Received award for her Stargazer Lily.

Freeborn County Fair:
Lillian Bell of Ellendale
Received award for her flowers.

Philip Wagner of Clarks Grove
Received award for horticulture.

If you would like to share your future northern gardener’s accomplishments with MSHS, please mail to: MSHS, Attn: Brenda Harvieux, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville MN 55113 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .