I’m all about getting kids out into the garden while teaching them environmental stewardship and sustainable gardening practices. In our own city garden in Los Angeles my kids and I compost, raise chickens and grow our own vegetables year round.

When parents see how my kids love to garden, they often....

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After closing down our gardens for the winter the students have been able to focus on lessons about how plants grow, sustainable agriculture techniques, and plan ahead to the spring about what they would like to plant.

Our students were so encouraged this Thanksgiving by serving vegetables they grew themselves to their families that we are working backwards....

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The hockey garden is doing far better than I ever expected. But it was missing something. What could really set it apart from other gardens?

After a short family meeting, my youngest son (Greyden) said something about jerseys. Light bulb flash!

When the plants arrived, they had plain labels to identify each plant. I stuck those in the ground and went....

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“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.” Wayne Gretzky

When I agreed to blog about my gardening adventures (or misadventures), I wanted to keep things interesting. So I hope you enjoy the play-by-play of my hockey-themed garden.

Believe me, I wanted to create something grander (bubble hockey-like greenhouse) but my carpentry....

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A vegetable garden can be just as colorful and pretty as one filled with flowers. This is a great idea for gardening with children, especially younger kids who are learning their colors.

• Red: tomato, sweet pepper, strawberry
• Orange: cauliflower (an orange variety....
  
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