Day Nine: Planting & Pavers

Today we had our final full session with the after-school program! It was bittersweet, because we didn't really realize it would be our last session due to the Memorial day holiday. Nevertheless, we had a ton of fun!

We....

• Planted the garden
• Made mosaic pavers
• Had a Water fight
• Made a Bean Tee-Pee!

Here are a few highlights...

Above: Raised bed kits available from Growing Hope in Ypsilanti, MI; $35
http://www.growinghope.net

Above: Miss Lisa is ready to dig!

Above: Bags of top soil purchased from local garden store. We used A LOT of bags.
In your area, you might want to check for local sources that deliver mulch, compost, and top soil.

Above: Bean Tee-Pee. Beans are planted around the base of the structure (which is bamboo lashed together with bailing twine) and as they grow, they will climb the poles. This will provide some a nice, shady spot to sit and observe the garden, or read a book!

























Above: the start of a mosaic paver stone. The idea to create these came from day three's lesson, "Sculpting Dreams," when we asked the students to come up with ideas of what we could grow by sculpting with Playdoh.