Sunflower Houses by Sharon Lovejoy

My favorite thing to so, since 2001 is to  plant sunflowers, growing them into a Sunflower house; something I learned about long ago.



Sunflower Houses, Garden Discoveries for Chrldren of All Ages, by Sharon Lovejoy, is a fabulous find.  I bought it at the Library book sale.. the one in the bookcase in North Spokane.  Fifty cents is all it cost me for a very cool book indeed!  It is fun to read and a delight to the heart, as I read through it considering all the marvels of growing things and the magic they do spark in a child's heart and mind.

After reading this book, I am now inspired to try new and interesting things, like a butterfly garden... (shaped like a butterfly of course...) or a clock garden, where the plants in the garden open and close at various, predictable times of the day.  My most favorite idea from this book, the most practical for me, may be to plant a rainbow garden. 

That looks a little like this:Off I go to pull some weeds right now!


Too-da-loo...