Gardening

Community Project Plan: Westwood High School Garden This paper is a preliminary community project plan that has been prepared by Master of Social Work students at the University of South Carolina for Westwood High School garden. Working closely with the project stakeholders, the authors of this project plan will undertake the steps and actions outlined in this plan to come up with a final community project paper with findings and recommendations that will be presented to the stakeholders.…

her husband. She acts defensive around Henry, and the two are not close. They do not seem open with one another while they both show resistance. In the beginning, she sees herself as a strong and fully capable woman. She can rely on herself while gardening and does not need any help, but wishes to be accepted by her husband. Her husband, Henry, a farmer, financially supports Elisa on the ranch they both live on in California. Henry does not associate himself with her work. She wishes that she…

Hopley’s article centered on the art of topiary through history, which interested me as a plant-enthusiast and hopeful botanist. I also wondered why people decided that geometrically shaped plants had artistic appeal. Through this article Hopley intended to explain the history while proving the purpose and value of topiary gardens in Great Britain. This review will summarize and critique Hopley’s argument that topiary gardens have great value and will never die off as an art form. This…

To design a service learning project is a big task, to relate it to art was a more difficult one. I would want my project to impact others and have meaning for my students and the community I would be serving. This is where I thought about a community garden. Community gardens help people in so many ways. They can not only feed people, but teach them how to make their own food. The community can take their knowledge and experience from the garden and bring it to their own home. Community gardens…

Caitlin Flanagan has given her thoughts and options over a garden program that seems to be taking over schools today. This very program has been causing what seems to be an uproar as years seems to past by and children, as well parents, are showing the very effect of what will happen if this program is still going on. It has become known that these schools with this program have placed it as the center of attention and push everything else away as kids seemed to do more hard labor more than…

Many gardeners may not be aware that common items from around the house can start off a healthy, nutritious garden. Composting is one of the ways to retain a well-maintained garden while avoiding chemical fertilizers. Using compost in your garden has been known to be beneficial in building a sustained garden due to its spectrum of essential plant nutrients. Using compost as a organic fertilizer is an important factor in maintaining a healthy garden because it is cost effective, convenient, saves…

In trying to plan a home garden it made me realize as to how much planning needs to go into it. One of the first steps that need to be taken is deciding how big of a garden you want as well as to how you will organize your plots. Once you have decided that the next step one should take is deciding what crops you want to grow. Depending on the crops that you choose may affect how you wish to lay out your garden. Once you know what crops you wish to grow you than need to decide how you will manage…

Amir had a problem of stereotyping about people in other countries. When he saw the garden when he was walking he came across a vacant lot with people gardening and the tall beautiful plants he decided to plant his own plant. While working there he notices that all of the gardeners are from different countries, he notices how nice they are and how they are way different than he thought they were, instead…

vegetables through the Plot it Fresh program. This program allows residents to purchase 4’x8’ or 4’x4′ garden plots that provide healthy fresh produce throughout the season. Plot It Fresh also supplies startup materials, such as seeds, and technical gardening assistance. The Plot it Fresh Program offers Newark residents access to fruits, vegetables and other naturally sourced food items. While the Greater Newark Conservancy is not a supermarket, it is fighting to help close the fresh produce gap…

LAWN AND ORDER It was a beautiful day in Louisiana, Georgia, Mr.Adams was was driving his Ford Explorer to a customer 's house. Mr.Adams had a business where he would mow lawns and he specialized in doing custom designs for gardens, it was named Lawn and Order. Almost everybody in Louisiana has heard of Lawn and Order because of its recent booming success, due to channel 19 news, which featured a lot of his famous designs such as “ The Lawnmower “ and “ The Pelican “ where he would put the…