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The Tui NZ Kids' Garden Book

The Tui NZ Kids' Garden by Diana Noonan and Keith Olsen is a highly illustrated and attractive guide that teaches children about growing plants, vegetables and fruit at home.


The Tui NZ Kids' Garden aims to provide motivation, advice and ideas to help children develop basic gardening knowledge in a format that is easy to understand and apply. The ‘Plants A – Z’ section details information on fast establishing and easy-to-grow crops like peas, strawberries and sunflowers.

 

Content includes

 

  • How plants work
  • Getting a garden started
  • Plant protection
  • What to do with pesky pests and dreaded diseases
  • Wonderful worms and compost
  •  Companion planting
  • Design and decoration
  • Ideas on using recycled material in the garden
     

Part two features 22 favourite plants, vegetables and fruit all alphabetically listed. The double-page spreads are bursting with information including recipes using the produce, crafts, trivia and key tips.

 
View a page of Tui NZ Kids' Garden here


 


 

The Listener Magazine named The Tui NZ Kids' Garden in the 50 best children's books for 2010.