Our Purple Garden: Whether you and your child garden in your backyard, a community plot, or on a sunny windowsill, there is much to be gained. Toddlers who help in a garden witness first-hand where vegetables come from and how plants develop. They also discover the sheer satisfaction of creating something beautiful and useful. Here are some gardening ideas to enjoy together.
■ Grow a Please Pick garden. In a container or a small patch of ground, grow flowers your child is always free to pick. Try zinnias, daisies, or marigolds. ■ Arbor Day, a day set aside for planting trees, is on April 28 this year. The Arbor Day Foundation suggests starting “a tree seed in a cup, or a seedling in a pot. If you have no place…
