~ WEED IT AND REAP! ... Part Two
Nov 19 '01
The Bottom Line see Part One for more gardening fun!
This is a continuation of fun garden ideas for you and your kids...
PIZZA GARDEN
might have all the makings of a delicious homemade pizza, such as tomatoes, onions, peppers, and perhaps even herbs such as basil, oregano, and other appropriate seasonings.
SIMPLE SALAD GARDEN
You can't go wrong with all the fixins' for a good salad – lettuce, carrots, radishes, celery, arugula, and whatever else you have the space for.
CITRUS GARDEN
There are so many plants that have a citrus scent or color. Many of them can also be used as herbs, teas, or potpourris. Besides the obvious lemons, limes, grapefruits, and oranges, consider lemon balm, lemon cucumber, lemon grass, lemon verbena, mock orange, lemon myrtle, lemon thyme, lemon basil, lemon mint, lemon catnip, lemon-scented geraniums, and kaffir lime.
NOT-QUITE-FOOD GARDEN
These are fun, since they are named after food but are not really meant to be eaten! Some ideas include corn cockle, milkweed, candytuft, honey locust, beefsteak plant, grape hyacinth, chocolate vine, marsh mallow, and pineapple lily.
ALPHABET HERB GARDEN
A - aloe, amaranth, anise, all-heal
B - boneset, bergamot, bee balm, black cohosh
C - chamomile, chicory, comfrey, catmint
D - dill, dogsbane, dragonroot
E - eucalyptus, echinacea, elecampane
F - fennel, feverfew, flax, fleabane
G -ginseng, ginger, goldenseal, gingko
H - horehound, hyssop, horse chestnut
I - itchweed, indian arrow, ipecacuanha, indigo broom
J - Jaborandi, jalap, jasmine, jaundice berry
K - kava, kinnikinnick, knitbone
L - licorice, lavender, ladysmock, lemon balm
M - mustard, meadowseet, maidenhair, myrrh, mullein
N - nettle, navelwort, nutmeg
O - ox-eye-daisy, obedience plant, old man's beard
P - patchouli, peppermint, parsley
Q - quinine bush, quince, queen's root, quaking aspen
R - rosemary, rue, ram's horn, rheumatism root
S - St. John's Wort, sandalwood, saw palmetto, sarsaparilla
T - thyme, tallow shrub, tansy, throatwort
U - uva-ursi, urucu, upright birthwort
V - valerian, violet, velvet leaf, vitex
W - witch hazel, wormwood, wintergreen
X - xia ku cao, xian mao, xiang fu
Y - yarrow, yaw root, yellowroot
Z - zanzibar aloe, zizyphus
ALPHABET FOOD GARDEN
A - apple, artichoke, asparagus, arugula
B - beans, beets, blackberries, broccoli
C - corn, cabbage, celery, carrots
D - date, Davidson plum, dasheen
E - eggplant, endive, English peas
F - fennel, fava beans, french endive
G - grapes, gourd, gooseberries
H - horseradish, hyacinth bean
I - Indian fig, ice-cream bean
J - jalapenos, jicama, Jerusalem artichoke
K - kale, kohlrabi, kiwifruit
L - lettuce, leeks, lima beans, loquat
M - melons, mustard greens, mulberry
N - New Zealand spinach, nance
O - okra, onion, oregon grape
P - pears, peppers, potatoes, peas
Q - quandong nut, quince
R - radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, radicchio
S - squash, spinach, shallots, swiss chard
T - tomatoes, turnips, tomatilloes
U - upland cress, uvalha
V - vidalia onion, velvet tamarind
W - watermelon, white navy bean, waxgourd, watercress
X - ximenia, xanthosoma
Y - yardlong beans, yams
Z - zucchini, zulu nut
ALPHABET FLOWER GARDEN
A - aster, alyssum, amaryllis
B - begonia, bleeding heart, bluebells
C - carnation, cosmos, clematis
D - daisy, dahlia, delphinium
E - everlasting, evening star, evening primrose
F - foxglove, forget-me-not, freesia
G - geranium, gentian, goldenrod
H - hollyhock, heliotrope, hyacinth
I - Indian paintbrush, Indian blanket, Impatiens
J - Jack-in-the-pulpit, jewelweed
K - Kamchatka Lily, konini
L - lily, lilac, lupine
M - marigold, mallow
N - nasturtium,
O - orchid
P - periwinkle, petunia, pansy
Q - Queen Anne's lace, Queen's wreath
R - rose, rhododendron
S - snapdragon, sunflower
T - tulip, thistle, tassel flower
U - unicorn plant, ursinia
V - violet, vervain, viper's bugloss
W - windflower, wood sorrel, wand flower
X - xanthium, xeranthemim
Y - yarrow, yellow bell
Z - zinnia, zephyr lily
NAME GARDEN
This is a good one if you have some space, but not enough for the whole alphabet! Try plants that will spell out your child's name or your family's name. These look especially nice if you have corresponding wooden letters staked in the appropriate places. You can buy cheap wooden letters at a craft store and paint them. Better yet, let your children paint and personalize them.
GARDEN OF GIRLS' NAMES
Besides the obvious lily, holly, daisy, violet, marigold, and petunia for girls, you can plant fern, ivy, aspen, camellia, ginger, iris, jasmine, laurel, lily, rosemary, willow, or roses with feminine names such as Belinda, Betty, Celina, Catherine, Constance, Gabrielle, Hannah, Kristin, Marie Louise, Penelope, and Tiffany!
SO...
Squish a bit of mud through your fingers, watch an earthworm, spray each other with the hose, share a juicy tomato... Please, whatever you do, enjoy this time with your kids and look at the world through their eyes. It's really a rather beautiful place!
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