Back in the 1980s, the National Garden Bureau worked with 23 cosponsoring national horticultural organizations to legislate National Garden Week, and in 1986, President Reagan signed the Proclamation. In 2002, the National Gardening Association resolved to extend the celebration to encompass the entire month of April.
All gardeners know the innumerable benefits that gardening brings to people and their communities, and this is a month where we can spread that message to those who aren’t directly involved. All around the country, educational activities, public events, government proclamations, local plant sales and swaps, and garden center seminars are all occurring this month, building excitement and increasing participation in gardening. Check your local community calendars for plant swaps and seminars near you!
Take some time this month to engage your family, friends, and neighbors in gardening.
For children:
- The Cutest New Idea for Kids’ Gardens – Storybook Gardens
- Plant a Butterfly Garden
- Create your own Sunflower House
- Design your own Garden Hangouts and Hideaways
- From Gaming to Garden: How to Entice Kids to Put Down Devices and Grow Great Gardens
- Growing More Than Plants: How to Get Kids Excited About Gardening
For container gardens:
- 5 Great Reasons to Start Container Gardens
- Pretty, portable pollinator gardens
- Create Edibles and Flowers Combinations
- Quick and Easy Summer Containers for Edibles, Shade and Sun
- Small Space, Big Blooms: How to Grow Spring Bulbs in Containers
- Top 10 Annual Seeds to Sow this Spring to Make Your Garden and Containers Flowery
For raised beds:
- 7 Benefits of Raised Bed Gardening
- Building A Raised Garden Bed
- 6 Steps for Designing a Pretty, Productive Cutting Garden
Adaptive Gardening:
- Adaptive Gardening is Cool at Any Age
- Nobody Ever Has To Be A Retired Gardener
- A Major Adaptive Gardening Decision: Downsize, Rightsize, Stay Put
- Houseplants… Adaptive Gardening Pleasure For The Rest Of Your Life
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I’m getting ready to start an area for a garden at my new fixer upper property. Needs lots of love. Hopefully when done I can share with others the bounty. Enjoy