Arlene Wright-Correll

National Gardening Association



Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2008

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The National Gardening Association is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1973 and since then has become this nation's leader in plant based information. They are headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont.

Their biggest contribution to gardening, as far as I am concerned, is their flagship adoption program called the Adopt a School Garden Program which bridges the gap between classes K-12 in schools that lack resources and people who have the talent, time and ability to help.

The National Gardening Association established early on that school programs give children a tremendous boost in achievement, help to cultivate skills they can use later on in life, add greatly to the child's healthy lifestyles and helps to connect the school child with nature through hands on gardening learning.

They helped to establish April as National Gardening Month and they have a website where you can sign up for their free monthly newsletters on gardening.

They have a monthly project, great newsletters, and two other websites which include one for gardening and one for kids gardening which is an award winning website. This site features thousands of free articles, has activities and projects which includes advice on everything from planning a school garden to raising funds to support it. They offer online courses and a great monthly Kids Garden Newsletter delivered via email, plus they print a quarterly newsletter called Growing Ideas.

They are in their 24th year of offering grants and awards to schools to start, create or maintain school gardening projects and which helps educators expand their knowledge in plant based education.

The National Gardening Association will put on the NYC GROWS Garden Festival hosted by Target and it will take place in NYC's Union Square Park on Sunday, April 27, 2008. This 3rd annual garden festival is co-hosted by the National Gardening Association and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. This show will provide opportunities for businesses nationwide, regional and local to demonstrate their social responsibility and to make the consumer more aware of brands of gardening products and techniques that will help to make their lives more "green".

"Tread the Earth Lightly" and in the meantime May your day be filled with

Peace, Light and Love,

Author's note: This article was originally written for GreenThumbArticles.com

About the Author & Artist. Arlene Wright-Correll (1935- ___), popular American award winning Artist, published author, columnist, & is the resident art instructor for Avalon Stained Glass School, at the age of 68, decided to pick up her paint brushes again after 54 years and paint.  She is a cancer and stroke survivor who is able to strive forward each and everyday to welcome the beauty of this small planet.  She also is a China & Porcelain painter, Sandblasting & Etching, Stained Glass & fused glass Artisan. She is one of the six KY Artists who worked 6 months to create the dolls for Journey Jots in 2006 and a Smithsonian Institute art exhibit in 2008. Her published books can be found here . She is also a featured writer for GreenThumbArticles.com and teaches Art Vacation Holidays at Avalon Stained Glass School and Creativity Center.

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