Project Garden : A Month-by-Month Guide to Planting, Growing, and Enjoying All Your Backyard Has to Offer

How does a garden grow? A backyard full of fresh vegetables and blooming flowers isn't just for families with green thumbs! "Project Garden" offers a simple, kid-friendly plan to get a garden growing at any time of year. Each month is filled with exciting possibilities that take less than 20-minutes to finish. Parents don't need to be expert gardeners to make sure their kids' projects are successes: every task is broken down into clear, concise instructions. Whether families are tending flower beds in spring, stewing July's tomatoes, or coaxing bulbs to bloom mid-winter, they'll be doing it together.

Stacy Tornio (Milwaukee, WI) an editor of Birds & Blooms and a certified Master Gardener. Stacy teaches gardening classes at the University of Wisconsin, and she is constantly developing new projects to try with her own children, ages 6 and 4.