Zinnias flower garden is one of those books and after my kids read the first book to pieces, i ordered it on amazon. American horticulture society 2018 book award winner. Are you interested in learning about flower gardening. They have bright, solitary, daisylike flowerheads on a single, erect stem. She has fallen in love with it since she was 12 months old and ive read it. Zinnias flower garden kindle edition by wellington. How to grow flowers from seed 01 by clare foster isbn. The art work was made from color copies cut and pasted onto paper painted with gouache or fabric. Zinnia plants a garden, eagerly waits for the plants to grow, sells the beautiful flowers, then gathers seeds to plant the following year. Zinnia flowers can create a massive burst of color in your garden, so consider trying them this year.
She carefully takes care of her garden, watering her plants, weeding, and waiting patiently for something to sprout. This beautiful gardening book and guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous blooms yearround provides. An urban africanamerican girl and her father buy plants, potting s. She keeps a diary of what is happening in her garden, how she is taking care of it and what she does about those weeds and little green bugs. A flower garden or floral garden is any garden where flowers are grown and displayed. Flower garden news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. Zinnias are annuals, so theyll grow for one season and produce seeds, but the original plant will not come back in subsequent years. The last pages contain a sunflower gardening project with step by step instructions and picture of the progress with the growing sunflowers. Zinnias flower garden by monica wellington, paperback.
Zinnias flower garden is not only a story, but also a good science informational book for elementary school. Springtime is here, and zinnia cant wait to plant her seeds and watch them grow. Its a very simple story, and the illustrations and diagrams are what make it stand out, as well as the blurb at the end showing kids how to plant their own garden. Helped by her father, a girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother. As summer, fall and winter approach, she has to do different things to keep her flower garden looking perfect.
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