Ruby Shah and Olivia Brown, Daisy level Girl Scouts, carry compost as they work on the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School on Sunday.
Victoria Iantosca, a Daisy level Girl Scout, plants flowers Sunday in the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
Victoria Iantosca, a Daisy level Girl Scout, plants flowers Sunday in the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
Olivia Brown, a Daisy level Girl Scout, plants flowers Sunday in the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
Olivia Brown, a Daisy level Girl Scout, plants flowers Sunday in the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
Wendy Yu, co-president of the Garden Club of Old Greenwich. shows Olivia Brown and Victoria Iantosca, Daisy level Girl Scouts, how to rub the nasturtium seeds with an emory board before planting as they work on the garden at Old Greenwich School on Sunday.
Wendy Yu, co-president of the Garden Club of Old Greenwich. shows Olivia Brown and Victoria Iantosca, Daisy level Girl Scouts, how to rub the nasturtium seeds with an emory board before planting as they work on the garden at Old Greenwich School on Sunday.
Millie Hardwick and Ruby Shah are adding compost as the final step to the container with help from April Hardwick as their Daily level Girl scout troop plants flowers Sunday at Old Greenwich School.
Millie Hardwick and Ruby Shah are adding compost as the final step to the container with help from April Hardwick as their Daily level Girl scout troop plants flowers Sunday at Old Greenwich School.
GREENWICH — It was a “growing” experience for the members of Daisy Girl Scout Troop 50147 as they gathered to cultivate the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
The Scouts and their leaders, Michelle Horgan and Julie Hammer, along with a few parents, on May 15 planted marigolds, impatiens and petunias that they had purchased with money earned through their cookie sales.
The Garden Club of Old Greenwich also participated in the event, presenting a gift of nasturtium seeds and Stuttgart canna roots. The gardening experts were also on hand to provide assistance to the Scouts.
The garden is an ongoing project because the girls will be responsible for watering in the coming weeks. The gardening project gives them an opportunity to see the progress of their work.
In addition, the girls learned about composting from Britta Calkosz from Waste Free Greenwich.
For some of the girls, finding worms in the compost was the most fun part of the project. For the Girl Scouts, this activity will go toward helping them to earn the “Welcome to the Flower Garden” badge, and it introduced them to the idea of community service.
The activities included planting flowers and seeds; listening to instruction from garden club members; learning about seeds, plants and compost; and watering the garden.
GREENWICH — It was a “growing” experience for the members of Daisy Girl Scout Troop 50147 as they gathered to cultivate the Secret Garden at Old Greenwich School.
The Scouts and their leaders, Michelle Horgan and Julie Hammer, along with a few parents, on May 15 planted marigolds, impatiens and petunias that they had purchased with money earned through their cookie sales.
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