A few of our middle school students have decided to give our garden a major cleanup. Didn't know we had a garden? It's to the right of our front door along the side of our building. For the past few weeks they have been raking leaves, pulling weeds, and cleaning up the planter boxes. Just recently, they began planting some new plants for the spring season. We look forward to see the things they grow! Related: Check out our blog article about how gardening can help educat

The past few years, my parents have gotten into gardening. They cleared some space in our backyard and built two planter boxes. They planted a stalk of green onions and now we always have a supply of them in our garden. Need some? All we need to do is go outside and snip the amount we need. It’s great. Then my mother started growing zucchini. It’s a real easy vegetable to grow. It can take over the garden. The downside? We now have tons of zucchini! My mother tri