The Little Gardener by Cerny, Julie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Dedication Contents Introduction

How to Use This Book

This Book Is for Both of You Help Along the Journey Garden Journals

Author’s Note

Dreaming Your Garden

One Visualizing: Unearth Your creativity

What do You want Your Garden to be? Activities

Writing a Garden Mission Statement Visualizing a Garden that Invites You In Sparking More Garden Imagining

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Two Discovering Connect with the land

Our Role in The Great Disconnect The Joy & Importance of Reconnecting Cultivating Little Gardener’s Connection to Nature No Two Places are The Same Getting to Know The Sylvia Center Learning Garden Observing & Connecting with Your Space

Sunlight Water Soil Site history Wind Proximity Microclimates Slope & Aspect Growing Zones & Frost Dates

Activities

Mapping a Space Identifying Microclimates

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Three Preparing Refine Your garden vision

The Learning Garden: Goals & Guiding Lights Clarifying Your Goals & Guiding Lights Checking in with Your Environment Activities

Your Garden Vision Keeping Your Vision & Goals Alive The Magic of “So that” Statements

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Crafting Your Garden

Four Designing: Shape the garden to Your intentions and environment

Designing a Garden that Mimics Nature A Learning Garden Designed for Little Gardeners

Making Adjustments

Garden Layout & Structure—The Basics

Beds Raised Beds Paths Fences

Sometimes You Need a Giant Fence Sometimes You Just Get Lucky

Exploring other Design Features & Helpful Structures

Keyhole Gardens Creating Microclimates with Sun-Traps & Windbreaks Trellises & Arbors Adult-Free Space

Postscript Activities

Walking Your Garden Layout Discovering Ecosystem Relationships

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Five Planning: Set up Your garden map and calendar

Organizing Your Growing Space What, When, How Much & Where

What Should I Grow?

Getting to Know Your Plants

When Should I Grow It? How to Keep Track of Your Planting Schedule How Much Should I Grow? Where Should I Grow It?

Ways to Garden Like Nature

Interplanting Companion Planting

Garden R&R (Rest & Rotation) Sourcing Seeds Activities

Solving The Garden-Plan Puzzle Changing The “When to Grow It”

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Six Creating: Build structures and soil

Preparing Spaces for Your Garden Beds

To Break Ground or Not to Break Ground

Don’t Dig, Just Build Break Ground, Build a Raised Bed Break Ground, Grow Directly in It

Building Raised Beds

Borderless Beds Beds with Borders

Creating Your Paths

Living Paths Gravel Paths Wood Chip Paths

Fences Soil: The Living Foundation of The Garden

Soil Basics

Taking Care of Soil

Organic Matter & pH

Building Your Own Soil

Composting Lasagna Gardening

Making The Garden a Special Place for Little Gardener

Trellises: Places for Plants to Climb Signs Are Special Too Boosting Your Garden’s Wow Factor

Activities

Build a Simple Raised Bed A Quick Lasagna Garden on a Lawn Build a Tepee Trellis Container Garden Basics

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Growing Your Garden

Seven Planting: Bring the garden to life

Bringing It All to Life, Starting with Seeds Life of a Plant: How a Plant Grows

What Happens When a Seed Wakes Up? Flowers: Formation, Pollination, Seed Production

Time to Plant

Direct Seeding

Seeding with Little Gardener

Starting Seedlings Indoors

Potting Mix Hardening Off Purchasing Seedlings Transplanting with Little Gardener

From Seed to Seed Activities

Growing Your Own Secret Spot: Sunflower Houses Observe & Draw through The Growing Season

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Eight Caretaking: Steward what sustains you

Caretaking—The Basics

I Mulching Reduce Soil Erosion Watering Feeding the Soil That Feeds Your Plants

Garden Management by The Seasons If & When the Garden Falls out of Balance

Pests & Diseases

Weeds: Friends, Food, Foes

Friends & Food Foes

Managing To-Dos from Week to Week Do The Least Harm Reframing Work as Joyful Doing Activities

Garden Olympics Your Weekly Garden Check In

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Nine Harvesting: Experience nature as food

First Harvest Helping Little Gardener Harvest Carefully

To Wash or Not to Wash

Getting Kids (& Adults) to Try New Foods

The Peanut Butter Cup Analogy

Garden to Table—Preparing & Cooking The Fruits of Your Labor

Cooking with the Seasons The Farm Chef Challenge Parts-of-a-Plant Salad

Active Grazing: Harvesting & Eating at The Same Time Activities

Taste-Test Picnic Unusual Eating

Journal Prompts Chapter Review In The Next Chapter . . .

Teaching & Learning in Your Garden

Ten Growing a Little Gardener: Teach Yourself to guide the way

Cultivating Connection My Approach to Garden-Based Education Teaching Philosophies (A Guide to) Becoming Little Gardener’s Guide in The Garden Embracing Uncertainty Activities

Speaking of Learning . . . Sharing with Your Community

Journal Prompts Chapter Review Looking Ahead . . .

Conclusion: The Cultivated, The Wild, and You

Final Journal Prompts

Resources

Companion Planting Guide Educational Organizations & Resources Gardening Information & Supplies Seed Sources

Bibliography Acknowledgments Copyright

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