• Mar. 17, 2007 - Flower Bed

This past week the boys and I have been working out in the yard.  First we fixed the flower bed at the side of the house and then on the corner of the house and in front of the house we dug up some plants that we did not want any more.  While we were having "fun" digging up the plants I was pointing out the root system and how they spread out from the plant and how far down into the ground they went.  We dug up two different kinds of plants so we got to explore two different root systems. The boys thought that was neat, I don't think they knew that they were learning!!  After we laid plastic and mulch down a couple of days later I planted some panseys in that area and my 7 year old was asking about the roots that the flower had and was wanting to see them.  Who knew that yard work could be so educational!!

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