The Village Community Gardeners Committee would like to cordially invite you to our Children’s Garden Preparation Day (or what we’ve been affectionately terming it: THE BIG DIG!)

Saturday, April 12
10:00am ~ 2:00pm (though we may finish much earlier)

• Bring snacks.
• Bring your kids.
• Bring your work clothes.
• Bring your gardening paraphernalia.
• Bring your plant or cash donation (no amount is too small) for the butterfly garden, vegetable and herb gardens and/or children’s digging area (e.g. trowels, shovels, buckets, etc.)
• Bring your shining happy selves and let’s prepare the beds for Phase 1 of our awesome Children’s Garden Plan!

A drawing of all phases and our overall plan may be viewed by clicking on the links below. Accompanying images are also available to provide a closer look at individual aspects of the plan.

OUR GOAL: $700.00 and we’ve raised $367 so far…and still counting!

No amount is too small or large — $2 or $200 — we are appreciate of them all! We are accepting donations of cash and/or plants for the butterfly garden. Many are planning to bring their plant donations to the school on Saturday, but if you’d like to drop yours off early, we will happily accept them! Just let your teacher know. Teachers will pass along your cash/check donations to the office as they’re received.

Examples of butterfly garden plants for donating: Alyssum, Anise, Aster, Basil, Bee Balm, Black-Eyed Susan, Butterfly Bush, Butterfly Weed, Candy Tuft, Clover, Columbine, Coreopsis/Moonbeam, Coriander, Cornflower, Cosmos, Dahlia, Daylilies, Dianthus, Dill, Foxglove, Garlic, Globe Amaranth, Goldenrod, Heliotrope, Hibiscus, Hollyhock, Lanatana, Lavendar, Lemon Balm, Marigold, Mexican Sunflower, Milkweed, Mint, Mustard, Oregano, Pennyroyal, Periwinkle, Petunia, Phlox, Purple Coneflower, Queen Anne’s Lace, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Yarrow, Zinnia (a complete list may be found at www.folksbutterflyfarm.com/plants/plantlist.htm).

We’re so very excited to grow our Children’s Garden! Miss Courtney and Miss Leigh Ann have some exciting things worked into their classroom curriculum. Our kids are going to LOVE it!!

Colorized playground drawing

Playground photos