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Update: March 31, 2011 |
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March came and now it's time to say goodbye to the month of lots of weather surprises. In some gardens bare ground turned into red blossoms this month. What happened in your garden? Set aside the time to really look at your flowers with a lesson that takes its clues from Georgia O'Keeffe. Don't forget to Ask the Expert this week. Today's Report Includes: |
Image of the Week |
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Flower Power |
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Maps, Questions, and Highlights | |||||||||
Surprise in the Test Garden
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Focus: Art and the Unexpected Beauty of Spring | |||||||||
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Plan now to do something special to celebrate the Test Garden in BLOOM. Make an artistic journey from the garden to the classroom using clues from Georgia O'Keeffe's art! Gather your blooming tulips, or tulip pictures, paper, and chalk. Use this technique to focus and capture the beauty of a tulip flower, or any other wonder of spring.
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Explore: Outsmart the Critters | |||||||||
Whether you have pesky rabbits, hungry deer, or digging squirrels, Test Gardens can be nature's snack bar. Tasty tulip plants and bulbs provide early and crunchy green salad makings unless you outsmart the critters.
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Ask the Expert | |||||||||
Special thanks to Dr. Bud Markhart for sharing his time and expertise to answer your questions! You still have a week left to prepare and submit your questions to Dr. Markhart. Study this poster for inspiration. Ask
the Expert Still Open! |
Tulip Test Garden Expert Dr. Bud Markhart |
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Related Journey North Lessons and Links | |||||||||
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Read about these gardeners and more in today's Garden Highlights |
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More
Journey North Lessons
and Teaching Ideas! |
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The
Next Tulip Garden Update Will Be Posted on April 7, 2011. |