Youth Gardens
 
 

NEIGHBORHOOD

There's always something new to learn from somebody.

 
You can always find some place to put in a garden, whether it's in a flower pot or a big garden, or the side of the street. You can always find some little spot in the community to through a garden in.



 

  
 

Why is gardening so special to you?

When asked why gardening is so special, people have many responses, here are a few:

"It's relaxing to me."
"It's been very therapeutic for me with everything I have been through with my health."

Health Benefits

There are many health benefits to gardening and helping out in the community. Here are just a few things people have said:

"It is very rewarding seeing something grow from a seed and watching it produce vegetables."
 

"So many people don't know anything about gardening. They think about plants and they automatically think they have a black thumb. They don't realize how easy it is, mostly just sun and water. They don't know how rewarding it can be."

"I've given some friends a plant and every time I go over to their house, they say look how good my plant is doing. It's a new experience for them because they have never kept a plant alive before."