Gardening with Emma Grow and Have Fun: A Kid-to-Kid Guide

by Biggs, Emma; Biggs, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781612129259
• ISBN10: 1612129250
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-01-22
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Summary

National Parenting Product Awards Winner!

Thirteen-year-old Emma Biggs is passionate about gardening and eager to share her passion with other kids!

Gardening with Emma is a kid-to-kid guide to growing healthy food and raising the coolest, most awesome plants while making sure there’s plenty of fun. With plants that tickle and make noise, tips for how to grow a flower stand garden, and suggestions for veggies from tiny to colossal, Emma offers a range of original, practical, and entertaining advice and inspiration. She provides lots of useful know-how about soil, sowing, and caring for a garden throughout the seasons, along with ways to make play spaces among the plants. Lively photography and Emma’s own writing (with some help from her gardening dad, Steve) capture the authentic creativity of a kid who loves to be outdoors, digging in the dirt.

Author Biography

Emma Biggs and her father Steven Biggs are the co-authors of Gardening with Emma. A 13-year-old with a passion for gardening, Emma shares her kid-focused gardening ideas at events, on radio shows, and on her blog. In 2017, she grew 68 different varieties of tomatoes. Steven is a writer specializing in gardening, farming, and food production, and has published articles in magazines including Trellis, Small Farm Canada, Garden Making, and Edible Toronto. He lectures frequently at gardening events across Canada and blogs at www.stevenbiggs.ca. Emma, Steven, and the rest of their family live in Toronto.
 

Table of Contents

Why I Wrote This Book
Chapter 1: Garden ABCs
Chapter 2: Great Gardens for Kids
     A to Z Garden
     For Color Lovers
     Rainbow Veggies
     Grow a Flower Stand
     Tickling Garden
     Totally Tasty Tomatoes
     Grow a Pizza
     A Garden of Sounds
     A Giant’s Garden
     Cool Containers
     Weird and Wonderful "Wow!" Garden
     Make a Play Space
     Garden on Straw
     Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
     Build a Bug Garden
     Backyard Fruit Plants
     Flowers that Look, Smell, and Taste Good
     Small Surprises
     Delightful Discoveries
Chapter 3: A Bit of Practical Advice
Chapter 4: Fall and Winter Garden Fun
Metric Conversions