A Garden Center Field Trip
Written By Beth Wolfensberger Singer
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For you it's an errand. For them it's fertile ground for discovery.
Helping an errand blossom into an adventure (so natural at the garden center in spring) just takes a little advance prep. Here are suggestions for enlivening the visit, broken down by age.
All ages.
First off, try calling ahead. Ask where the things you need are located and see if there's a kid-favored area (a koi pond, a topiary display). Exploring that spot together can be the carrot you dangle while shopping for items on your list.
Another enticement is to promise to let your kids plant something at home (sunflowers and Easter egg radishes are fun and easy to grow from seed). In my case, I took one look at my son and that grapevine and knew it was destiny. Their love affair continues. Niles (or "The Vintner," as my husband now calls him) talks and dreams about the grapes it will grow. He wants me to have the first one.
