Charlene's Garden A Children's Guide to Gardening

To Gardening Enthusiasts,

The objective of this book is to introduce children of all

ages to a "green passion." This will provide them skills

far into the future affecting many lives beyond their time

and forever.

The skills children acquire from gardening include:

caring for something besides one's own self, compassion,

self-expression, learning, love, nurturing, passion,

patience, persistence, responsibility and self-discipline.

The lessons children learn and retain for a lifetime

to share with others are in:

Art - with colors, shapes, design and drawings

Mathematics - with addition, subtraction,

measurements and weights

Science - with equations, formulas, measures and volumes

This book is a children's version of

Volumes I and II, Solving the Landscape Puzzle

without the "adult speak," omitting the technical details

about landscape design. I also left out the information

about chemical control for insects, disease and weeds

which are grownup responsibilities anyway.