What is this all about?

This blog is for the children, teachers , parents and friends of Monroe Academy. Its purpose is to provide a place to archive the Butterfly Garden and activities related to the garden. Contributions and ideas are welcome! This will also be a great resource for parents who sign up for the Butterfly Garden Committee. The garden is located next to the Preschool building, but there are plans to expand the Outdoor Classroom throughout the campus.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Our Next Project!


The present butterfly garden is doing great. This was our first step in creating an outdoor classroom environment. We are going to expand the outdoor classroom to the fenced in area behind the preschool. In that area, we want to build raised beds for various gardens such as: a sensory garden, an herb garden, a vegetable garden, a butterfly garden, and a worm bed. Since this area is already fenced in, the children will be able to be more involved in these projects.

These are some of the items that we are in need of :

- one or two large rubbermaid type containers to hold tools and other items

- bags of fertilizer and black cow
- plants –annuals like zinnias and cosmos
- plants- perennials and herbs
- any flowering plants from your yard that can be divided
- large stepping stones (the concrete ones you can find at Walmart)
- butterfly house
- bluebird house
- watering can
- large terra cotta saucer

- bench

- timbers for raised beds

-volunteers who have tools needed to build the beds.

- water hose that is durable and very long or two hoses that can be connected. (the existing water hose is not long enough and it is full of kinks)

- sprayer for hose

-soaker hose

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