Like the site, it's a combination of fun, practical and inspirational gardening advice and projects. Gayla Trail makes gardening accessible to everyone regardless of what kind of space you have and what kind of money to invest.

Dr Zoe says: “After all the physical changes tweens are likely to experience in puberty, it’s not surprising if they end up feeling like their emotions are all over the place. Your patio, balcony, rooftop, front stoop, windowsill, or planter box is a potential fresh food garden waiting to happen. Their aspirations are to continue to serve lush lewks and new growth realness right along-side their green gurls, have fun with it all, and bring folks along for the wild botanical ride. Readers are encouraged via writing prompts, creative crafts, and meditative essays to step away from the chaos of daily life and spend time in their chosen green oasis, whether a sprawling garden or a collection of potted plants on a balcony.She covers veggies, flowers and even plants that aid in creating your own herbal teas and beauty treatments. There's even one point during the introduction that suburbanites seem to be all wealthy white women with too much time and money. You don’t need a pair of ovaries to benefit from the accessible, down-to-earth advice in this book, but unfortunately the title and design treatment will alienate most male, and many female, readers. Instead, try having a chat while driving or walking, as being side-by-side, rather than face-on, helps conversations flow more easily and reduces any awkwardness. But the only real drawback to the book was the chick-litty illustrations and design, which follow from the restrictive, if catchy title.

Celebrating summertime fun, play, and homegrown abundance is the inspiration behind this lushly photographed, 80-page, full-color collection of cool seasonal drinks and accompanying treats and nibbles. Because gardening is a roller coaster of happiness and heartbreak, so any encouragement is particularly helpful until you're a full-on garden nerd. Trail lays the details of gardening out in a way that is simple to understand and easy to pick back up later to reference when you are having problems. I think it's a good read and a basic starting guide with general information thrown in here and there along with some projects.

If you’re an independent bookseller who will be carrying the book, please reach out so I can add it to the sellers list I’ll be sharing via social media. The vibrant illustrations by Luna Valentine are in various tones of bright pink, and feature a wide range of girls, including different skin colours, disabilities and body size and shape. Six years ago, Christopher Griffin was just beginning the plant parenthood journey with one small Marble Queen Pothos. Grow Curious: Creative Activities to Cultivate Joy, Wonder, and Discovery in Your Garden is a guidebook and manifesto to help gardeners interact and connect more deeply with their gardens through seasonal as well as open-ended activities that promote exploration, discovery, inspiration, and creativity.

TALKING of mood swings, don’t be surprised if your daughter’s temperament changes as puberty strikes. She encourages you to find alternate means of getting seeds and plants, instead of just doling out tons of dough to get them. We use funds from program contracts, foundation grants, and individual gifts to provide direct support to youth and their families, such as, food and utilities assistance, medication co-pays, transportation, legal, and eviction prevention/housing, etc. I have had a hard time to find books about container gardens, but this goes into a lot of detail about this and how to choose containers and plants that will thrive. She encourages aspiring gardeners to do what feels good to them and find their own gardening 'style' instead of trying to 'keep up with joneses' after all, gardening should be fun, otherwise what's the point?Grow Curious: A Journal to Cultivate Wonder in Your Garden is a beautifully illustrated guided journal for gardeners of all levels who want to reconnect with nature, interact with their garden, and generally spend more time outside. But this book doesn’t only focus on the physical – there are also sections on mental health awareness, managing friendships and crushes, and navigating the online world. When I was working on my book, Grow Curious, I decided that I would include a pressed leaf or flower from my garden in random copies of the book.

despite all the info out there on the internets especially YouTube which is always good for visuals, Trail covers a ton of garden issues that might be hard to find in one place except for the specifics of your growing zone. I'd read the summary and the reviews online and while it talked a lot about "small space" gardening it never suggested the book was solely for the urbanites. As a Black queer nonbinary femme, Christopher enjoys exploring creative and accessible ways to use plants as a vehicle to incite further conversations centering on Black joy and resilience, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and the need to increase the visibility, representation, and empowerment of QTPOC (Queer and Trans People of Color) in the lush world of horticulture. There are great seed-starting tips, staking tips, and lots of growing tips like planting certain items together that will attract the right type of bugs. She is the author, photographer, and designer of best-selling books on gardening, cooking, and preserving.Investments made to our Sisterhood goes directly to inspiring those who we serve and are fully tax deductible. Whatever the topic, make sure your daughter understands she can come to you, and that you’ll be there for her no matter what. Leadership opportunities for young leaders, advocates, and changes agents in grade 9, who are interested in disrupting and dismantling broken systems interfering with their abilities to thrive in partnership with the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up Initiative. Saturday was dark and rainy, the sort of day that you spend indoors huddled up, moving slowly, drinking warm liquids, binging on movies or a series, and making stuff.