The bees have been a buzzin’ at Adaptive Gardens. From floating between the flowers of the calendula & marigolds and enjoying the intoxicating smells of the beeswax used in candle making, the students have been making our bee friends happy garden partners!

Bees in the garden at Thornhill Farm (Image by PDillon)

Students from Georgetown High, Lincoln High, Wando High & Windwood Farm have grown calendula plants from seed & transplanted them into gallon pots. These bright orange & yellow flowers are beautiful & have been perfect for the kids to use in the beeswax candles & soaps. In preparation for the spring flower garden we have planted Bachelor’s Buttons, Pincushions & Nigella! We will also plant Poppy & Statice to complete our flower bundles that we will sell in the spring!

Everyone has been excited to see our arugula, kale, collards & lettuce continuing to grow! The kids gave our garden a little drink of nutrients this past week with some organic fertilizer. They are very interested to learn that vegetables need vitamins just like humans. In true organic fashion, everyone has been doing lots of weeding to make sure our plants, and not the weeds, get the fertilizer.

The kids have been preparing for the McClellanville Village Art Walk on December 4th & 5th. In true elf fashion, they have been making ornaments, magnets & clay wall-hangings during a pottery class thanks to Nancy Marshall & Dorothy Doubleday.  They’re also planting narcissus, making holiday greenery arrangements, and, of course, making the soaps & beeswax candles. Everyone is very excited to know the Cottage Industry items they have made will be in the art walk (Note: The profits from the purchase of Adaptive Gardens Cottage Industry products are returned to support AGL’s work, so it’s an easy, and fun, way to support AGL!)

We are all looking forward to building our greenhouse after the holidays! Stayed tuned for more info about our upcoming projects & continued growth. Until then, we wish you Happy, Peaceful Holidays & thank you for your support!

We’d love for you to come and share your skills with us and the kids we work with; if you would like to do this, please contact me at catherine@adaptivegardens.org.