Re: Young People and Gardening?

**K*@aol.com**

I think that is great in so many ways. Obviously getting kids involved  
gives a new generation of gardeners, but in England particularly there was a  
dirth of gardeners. Kids went to college to do design, which was more  
profitable, but no one wanted to actually garden. This reached a crisis point  
along with the economy that pushed many country  estates reluctantly opening to 
the public. Almost every county in  England has a major home or two, and 
with no one to look after the existing  landscape there was real concern about 
upkeep.
The fact that the kid was challenged with reading, just goes to show that  
when a spark is lit, there is no stopping the fire.

Kate  Copsey
Garden Writer
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blog:  _www.katesgardenjournal.com  

In a message dated 7/6/2010 6:26:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dp2413@comcast.net writes:

Not to  "stir the puddin' " more, but The Guardian is reporting a big 
upturn in young  gardeners - including one who improved his reading skills to be 
able to read  Gardeners' World.    
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/06/gardening-courses-teenagers 

_ (http://www.katesgardenblog.com/) 
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