Plants

Planning and Planting

Edible Plants for Play and Learning

Landscape Plant List

Landscape Plants for Play and Learning

Selecting, Installing, and Managing Plants

Using Plants to Add Value to the Outdoor Learning Environment

Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Starting Seeds in the Spring

Sunflower Houses

Installing Tire Planters

Raised Planters: Timber Construction

Safely Installing Planters on Asphalt

Naturalizing Chain link Fences

Bees, Wasps, and Other Pollinators

Harvesting and Eating Sunflower Seeds

Wildflower Patch

Selecting, Installing, and Managing Plants

Draining Wet, Muddy Areas

Sensory Gardens

Painting Tire Planters

Grass Mazes

Theme Gardens

Creating a Butterfly Garden

Children’s Vegetable Gardens: Introduction

Protecting New Plants

Early Spring in the Garden

Plant of the Month: March – Spring Starflower

Growing Gourds for Birdhouses

Growing Tomatoes in Preschool Gardens

Plant of the Month: July – Rabbiteye Blueberry

Child Care OLE Regulation FAQ in North Carolina

Creating Wildlife Gardens

Plant of the Month: August – Passionflower

Plant of the Month: September – American Sweetgum

Plant of the Month: April – Redbud

Plant of the Month: March – Winter Jasmine

Plant of the Month: November – Indian Grass

LOCAL FOODS: Childcare Center Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Series