A Place to Learn & Grow

 

Activities in the Learning Garden​

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GROW WITH YOUR FAMILY

We welcome volunteers with families to come join us. Please reach out and let us answer your questions. Bring your own gloves and tools if you wish. There is always something new happening and so much to learn. New and wonderful experiences abound. Plant potatoes, snip herbs, propagate grapes, clean gourds for birdhouses. We are always up to something exciting.

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COME TO AN EVENT

This year we were able to bring back classes in the garden and around town thanks to a wonderful grant, the Tacoma Library, and Tacoma Creates. Volunteers helped to make a felt board and craft the resources for the Pollinator Parade. It was so much fun for all the kids who joined us in the Gallucci Learning Garden. The Mottet Branch hosts Master Gardener Mary as she teaches the Pollinator Parade to a new crowd of eager learners. Check out our events page for what's going on next.

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CHECK OUT SOME GARDEN STORIES

If you're a parent with curious kids, the garden is the perfect place to bring all their questions! In the meantime, here are some books we know you can find in the Tacoma library to learn about gardening, plants, and nature activities with your family. This list was curated to provide science-minded content. 

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Any time of year:​

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• From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

• How A Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan

• Seeds Move! by Robin Page

• Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini

• From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman

• Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner

• Who Likes The Rain by Etta Kaner

• Plant, Cook, Eat! a Children's Cookbook by Joe Archer

• Secrets of the Garden Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

• Secrets of the Seasons Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Fall & Halloween:

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• Rotten Pumpkin [a Rotten Tale in 15 Voices] by David M. Schwartz

• How Many Seeds in A Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara

• Investigating Why Leaves Change Their Color by Ellen René

• Little Boo by Stephen Wunderli

• Possum's Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter