Anne’s Garden

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Moss Basket Instruction

April 27, 2008 at 6:02 am · Filed under Green Thumb Sunday, My Plants

Happy GTS and Happy 4th birthday to my daughter.  This week, we walked up to the local nursery and took part in a moss basket workshop.  I’m the type who buys my baskets every single year with the thought in mine that next year, I’d re-use the baskets … but I never do, so this is a step in the right direction.

Here is C. thinking seriously about plant placement:

The finished product (the nursery is going to look after it for a few weeks until it can come out of the greenhouse):

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  g_mirage wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 10:11 am

Hi! its good that kids have awareness about plants (and animals). I am glad to see your cute daughter there, looks so serious! Happy GTS!

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  Mary wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 10:20 am

I’m glad you’re teaching your daughter a love of gardening. She looks so serious contemplating where the plants will go. Cute! I love the finished product. You did a great job.

Blessings,
Mary

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  Aiyana wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 10:41 am

Your daughter looks like she’s really concentrating! The arrangement is lovely. Happy GTS,
Aiyana

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  deb wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 11:14 am

Your daughter is a little doll :)
I’ve never made a moss basket. Your finished basket is really nice!

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  Laura wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 2:43 pm

Awww! Im glad you both had a good time! Ive always wanted to do moss baskets. Your daughter makes it look so easy! Happy GTS!

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  teresa wrote @ April 27, 2008 at 8:45 pm

Hey, I bought a red leafed geranium last weekend too!
They are so festive and just think how great they will look with the oranges and yellows of late summer and fall.

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  Jim/ArtofGardening wrote @ April 28, 2008 at 4:26 pm

That basket looks great. I had to start a Harry Potter Garden to get my daughter interested in gardening. Up till then she’d just roll her eyes when the topic of garden came up. Now she shows people her garden and is looking forward to buying more for it.

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  Brenda wrote @ May 2, 2008 at 9:15 pm

I love that you are getting your daughter involved in gardening! There are so many things we can do to encourage their interest in the garden. Not only is it fun, but it is a great learning experience as well!

Your basket looks great! It should bring you lots and lots of enjoyment this year and provide for possibilities in the future. :)

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  How things change in two weeks « Anne’s Garden wrote @ May 25, 2008 at 8:32 pm

[...] here is our moss basket.  The moss went a little brown as apparently there was a short lived heat wave while we were away [...]

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