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The Garden Magazine, March, 1923 
i" Children, who had supervised gardens were more contented 
during the months of summer vacation, because they had 
wholesome occupation which kept them off the streets and out 
of the juvenile courts. The parents of the children were also 
more contented, because the food from the home or vacant lot 
gardens had helped to keep the family living expenses within 
the wage income. Although conditions have changed since 
the ending of the war the need for home gardens still exists. 
Under sympathetic guidance, the child learns to see in his 
garden far more than just soil and weeds and vegetables. He 
sees how nature sets in operation for man the vital elemental 
forces of the universe—water, air, sun, mineral and chemical 
elements; the reproductive power of the seed; the recurrent 
miracle of life springing from the sprouting grains; how nature 
furnishes soil for all plants for our needs, from the green grass 
for the grazing cattle to the ripened head of Wheat for the staff 
of life, and from the sprig of Parsley in his little garden to the 
giant Sequoias in California forests. While these boys and girls 
are laboring in their gardens and gaining a firsthand knowledge 
of nature’s ways, there will grow in their consciousness a kindly 
feeling, perhaps a reverence, for the soil and all its products. 
Trees and flowers, and all the natural beauties of the landscape, 
will be things for them to cherish and protect. They will be more 
likely to grow into manhood and womanhood with an under¬ 
standing of the natural material resources of the country—anun- 
derstandingwhich is absolutelyessentialtointelligentcitizenship. 
The terms ‘mother-earth’ and the ‘mother-land’ will have a 
new and deeper significance. There will be developed in the 
child a reverence for country and for the power of service 
that make him feel he is a part—and no small part—of the 
country’s being, and develop in the nation itself a knowledge it 
has failed to grasp—that the child is the greatest asset to the 
country, and that his proper education should include a knowl¬ 
edge of how to produce food from the soil. 
PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK — April 22-28 
Copies of this programme will be sent free on request; also, additional suggestions for programme material on application to: Mrs. John D. 
Sherman, General Federation of IVomen's Clubs, 1734 N Street, N. IV., Washington, D. C., or The Garden Magazine, Garden City, New York 
SUNDAY 
Day in Charge of the Churches 
MONDAY 
Talks on: 
1. Gardening—An all the year round interest. 
2. The Home Garden for Health and Pleasure 
Vegetables as Health Builders 
Beautifying the Home with Window Boxes, Shrubs, Etc. 
Beautifying the Home Grounds 
3. Community Gardens 
4. Sociological Effect of Gardens—An aid in quieting some of the un¬ 
rest that is abroad in the land 
5. Cite Some Outstanding Garden Achievement in another Commun¬ 
ity as an incentive to greater activity 
6. Garden Talks Illustrated—Including Wild Flowers and Wild Gar¬ 
den Spots of Charm and Beauty 
6. Preservation of Wild Flowers, frees, Plants and Shrubs 
7. Bird Protection—Bird Feeding—Organization of Junior Audubon 
Clubs 
This programme should be made vitally interesting to every boy and girl of 
school age in every community in every state 
THURSDAY 
Community Activities: 
1. Gardening as promoted by the Home Extension Service of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture 
2. Arrange for talks and demonstrations by County Agents, such as 
Home Demonstration Agents, Club Agents and individuals whose 
achievements in gardening are outstanding and specialists from 
the State Agricultural College 
3. Team demonstrations by Boys’ and Girls’ Garden Clubs 
This is a programme in which city, suburban, village, and rural people 
should have a common interest 
TUESDAY 
Talks on: 
1. Transforming the Waste Places—Gardens versus weeds and rubbish 
2. Parks and Playgrounds—A physical, mental and moral tonic 
3. Our Friends—The Trees 
4. Planting a tree for Memories’ Sake 
5. Gardens for Orphan Asylums and Institutions for Dependent 
Children in the “slums”—What is good for one is good for all. 
WEDNESDAY 
In the Schools —Authorized by Doctor Tigart, U. S. Commissioner of 
Education 
1. The School Garden and Home Gardens under School Superv ision 
2. Talks on: 
Garden enemies — cutworm, 
bugs. Tussock moth, etc. 
Garden friends—earthworm, 
toad, etc. 
Use of garden products 
Planning the garden 
Starting the seeds 
Preparing the soil 
Garden tools and their care 
Caring for the plants 
Harvesting 
In Talks to the Children make it clear to them that honest, 
productive labor with the hands is as honorable as that of the 
brain 
Beautify the School Grounds 
Tree Planting in School Grounds 
FRIDAY 
Talks on: 
1. The Garden— 
In Song and Story 
In Art and Poetry 
2. Landscape Gardening— 
In Relation to Natural Scenic Beauty 
The Small Garden in Relation to the Architecture of the Home 
3. Preservation of Wild Flowers— 
Needed State Legislation 
Exhibits: 
1. Libraries and book stores to feature books on gardening; pictures of 
American and foreign gardens 
2. Art stores to feature garden sculpture: fountains, bird baths, sun 
dials, and small garden statues 
3. Florists to feature garden flowers, plants and seeds 
4. Department and hardware stores to feature garden tools, furniture 
and sport and playground supplies 
5. Bird house exhibit in some public place 
6. Model garden planned by children 
SATURDAY 
Children’s Day— 
1. Pageants—Plays—Exercises 
2. The Garden in the “Movies” 
GARDEN WEEK SUGGESTIONS FOR EVERYBODY 
1. Ask Churches, Sunday Schools, Child Welfare Societies, Boy Scouts, 
Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and other organizations and the press to 
take part in the observance of Garden Week 
2. Urge School Boards, Boards of Trade and Health to cooperate. Raise a 
fund for garden prizes 
3. Encourage competitive activities along lines of vegetable gardens, flower 
gardens, mixed gardens, window boxes, lawns, and landscaping home 
grounds 
4. If a radio broadcasting station is accessible, arrange to have timely 
garden topics broadcasted 
5. Combine the observance of Arbor Day with Garden Week 
6. Arrange for free distribution of seeds to children 
7. Ask the management of the Moving Picture theatre to show films of 
gardens, trees, birds, and flowers 
8. Have four minute talks upon the garden and what it will do for the child, 
the family, and the community 
Let us know of your Garden IVeek activities—your experience will assist others. The columns of April Garden Magazine 
are at your disposal, watch for constructive suggestions and for latest news and plans of fellow gardeners all over the country 
