A World of Discovery!

Celebrating Earth Day at Tisko Elementary School in Branford

Gardening opens an amazing world of discovery for children. It is a world where they can explore, enjoy and learn about the wonders nature has to offer. Through gardening activities, they will witness first hand how plants, animals, insects and humans interact with each other.

We encourage you, through your garden clubs, to sponsor youth groups for ages 3 through teen years. Through the positive experiences provided, garden clubs will instill children with pleasure, curiosity and respect for the natural world around them. Gardening activities will build self-confidence and a greater appreciation of our environment.

Let's share our knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm as we ignite that spark of interest and love of gardening in children. For what child can ever resist the sheer fun of "digging in the dirt"

Download The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Youth Activities Registration Form for Youth Garden Clubs here.

Download The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Youth Activities Annual Report Form for Youth Garden Clubs here.

Children's Gardens In and Around New England

Washington, DC:

• U.S. Botanic Youth Garden
• National Arboretum Children's Garden

Delaware:

• Eleanor Walls Children's Garden, Dover DE
• Winterthur, "Enchanted Woods", Wilmington DE

Maine:

• Fields Pond Nature Center, Holden ME

Massachusetts:

• Peabody Institute, Danvers MA
• Garden activities at East Taunton Elementary School's garden by "The Kids In the Garden," East Taunton, MA
• The Coodnow Library, Sudbury MA
• Somerset Historical Society's Children's Garden, Somerset MA

New Hampshire:

• Robert Frost Homestead Children's Garden, Derry NH

New Jersey:

• Camden's Children's Garden, Camden (across the river from Philadelphia)
• Garden State Discovery Museum, Cherry Hill NJ

Pennsylvania:

• Daniel Boone Homestead Children's Garden, Birdsboro PA
• Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School Butterfly Garden, Claysburg PA
• Butterfly Garden at Wharton Elementary School, Farmington PA
• Anson B. Nixon Park, Butterfly Garden, Kennett Square PA
• Eye of the Eagle Sensory Trail, Leesburg PA
• Strodes Middle School, McVeytown PA
• Newlonsburg Garden Children's Garden, Murrysville PA
• Phipps Conservatory Discovery Garden, Pittsburg PA
• Berk's County Parks, Nature Trail, Wyomissing PA

Vermont:

• Grandma and Grandpa's Garden, Vermont Community Botanical Garden, Rutland VT