Design Your Own Pond and Water Garden (Robbie Readers) (Gardening for Kids) [Library Binding]

Susan Sales Harkins (Author), William H. Harkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2008 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Gardening for Kids

People all around the world enjoy the hobby of gardening. They love planting tiny seeds in the soil and watching them sprout into mature plants. Gardening isn t just for adults, however. Kids can plan, create, and maintain their own gardens, too. Gardening for Kids is rich with ideas and instructions for making water gardens, flower gardens, vegetable gardens, perennial gardens, butterfly gardens, and landscape designs. Everyone loves a garden filled with bright colors, soft textures, and lovely smells. Add a little water to the mix and you have the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the best of nature. Relaxing by your water garden is the end of a long but rewarding process. Follow these step-by-step instructions for finding the best spot in your yard for a healthy water garden, designing and digging it, choosing water flowers, and adding fish. You can even build a toad house to attract wild visitors to your backyard. When all the designing, digging, lining, planting and stocking is done, you can sit in your own private oasis and enjoy nature s gorgeous bounty. Color, movement, scent it all adds up to life!

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About the Author

Susan and Bill Harkins live in Central Kentucky, where they enjoy writing for kids. They share a love of gardening and have nurtured several flower gardens and ponds.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers (May 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158415635X
• ISBN-13: 978-1584156352
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,720,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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