Describe a garden that you consider beautiful- Should gardening be taught in public schools?

Answer 1

My garden is one that I consider to be beautiful. I love flowers (especially those that attract butterflies and hummingbirds) and have lots of color in my yard. See a link to a few pictures of my flowers at http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o293/MichelleG70124/
I used to think that only certain flower colors went together, but I got over that. Now I love having vivid flowers blooming in my yard.
My garden has lots of tropical plants, like hibiscus, ginger, plumeria, bromileads, etc. And I also have several fruit trees: figs, lemon trees and kumquat trees.

I think that gardening should definitely be taught in schools. I wish I had been able to take it back then! Gardening teaches so much more than just growing flowers or veggies. It shows how a variety of factors (sun, water and soil) combine to a result. Like a science project come to real life. You can also use math by figuring out how many plants you need for a given space. I think that teaching kids real life examples helps them learn more than just a textbook and tests ever could.

Answer 2

So many gardens are beautiful. A small English garden in front of a cottage seems perfection (for that setting): A sunny raised vegetable garden outside a kitchen window couldn't be more delicious; A foliage garden with ferns and hosta in the shade of towering trees on a hot summer day couldn't be more inviting; The only garden I reject is cacti -- just personal taste.

Skills and trades (including gardening) ought to be available to students in our schools. College and university educations are diminished with the ill-conceived notion that "all students are gifted" academically. We fail too many students by failing to prepare them to make honorable and honest livings in the trades. And we fail them by not preparing them with basic skills in standard English and practical mathematics. Not all will need rhetoric and trigonometry but all need to read with understanding and to compute.

Answer 3

There are so many beautiful gardens, but I think the one you plant is the best. Yes, I do think they should teach gardening in schools. I took 2 years of horticulture in High school and became a floral designer. I did also learn landscape design and landscape management. Those 2 years were the best years of my life in school anywhere!

Answer 4

Secondary sector Emlpoyers, Manufacturers and construction trades, are currently having trouble finding qualified employees in the US. To solve this problem I believe that the trades need to be taught in high-school again. Not everybody wants to go to college, and it would be great if you could graduate from high-school with the skills necessary to be employed in a trade, including gardening. The overwhelming emphasis on going to college and getting a job that requires a degree ignores the fact that we need people to build our houses and keep our buildings maintained. If we do not offer training in these areas, we will not be able to maintain our civilization.

Answer 5

The one you plant! Yes schools should teach how a small seed (knowledge) when planted (thoughts placed in the mind) will grow (related to other thoughts) into maturity (over time).