Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From failed endeavors, obstacles (bunnies that eat everything!), and lessons learned, the Gaines family shares how they grew a happy, successful garden. As it turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but the hardest work often yields the greatest reward.

A revealing peek into the captivating world of gardening in miniature, complete with inspiring photos and practical step-by-step instructions. A delightful, fun, and endlessly creative new trend is sweeping the gardening world: miniature gardening! With your imagination as the only limit to this infinitely customizable technique, miniature gardening showcases your individuality. Once you've learned how to design, create, and grow tiny plant combinations...

"This photo-illustrated book for beginning readers discusses the experience of gardening in springtime, from preparing the soil and planting seeds to nurturing new growth. Includes picture glossary and index."-- Provided by publisher.

When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to apply. But when the garden club president tells her she's too young to participate, Lily refuses to give up. She knows where there's a house with a big yard. The Bishops live in the largest house in town. It also has the largest yard. But the Bishops' son was the first soldier from the town to die in the war. Now Mrs. Bishop has hidden herself away in their house....

After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.

Provides a guide to edible gardening using the Square Foot Gardening method, and features advice on building garden plots, planting and harvesting, and pest and disease control. Includes black-and-white photographs and diagrams.

Provides fifty step-by-step garden projects to build trellises, raised beds, planters, and window boxes, and features cutting and shopping lists, scaled plan drawings, and tool lists. Includes color photographs.

Contains color photographs and step-by-step directions for making miniature gardening projects that attract butterflies and hummingbirds, and those that showcase props, fairies, or gnomes.

With three story paths and twelve different endings, readers can help four sixth-grade detectives solve the theft of a rare fruit at the River City Conservatory.

"Learn about all the things in George's garden in this fun story featuring carefully leveled text and colorful illustrations appropriate for emergent readers"-- Provided by publisher.