By Linda Geist, Writer, University of Missouri Extension
Posted 5/2/26
Of all the things growing in a garden, children are the most important. With April’s National Gardening Month recently concluded, spring remains an ideal time to discuss the need to teach youngsters about what unfortunately is becoming a lost art, according to University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein.
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