Youth Horticulture
Spring Fling First
Grade Program
Area first grade
classes are invited to take part in the spring education program
at Rotary Gardens. Students and adult chaperones will tour the
Gardens looking at the SHAPES and COLORS throughout, learn how
plants grow at our INTERACTIVE tables, CREATE beautiful flowers,
and will demonstrate all that they learned through the day by
PRETENDING to be a growing plant!
 Late
May through early June / Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Morning sessions (9am
to 11am) and Afternoon sessions (12:30pm to 2:30pm) are available
$3 per student, 1
chaperone per 5 students recommended (no charge for chaperones)
First Grade Program Curriculum (7page, 373kb)
School
/ Volunteer Schedule
Third Grade Education
Program
Area third grade
classes are invited to take part in the fall education program
at Rotary Gardens. Young, aspiring naturalists will learn "How
Birds Make a Living" through a unique, hands-on experiment.
Budding gardeners will tour Rotary Gardens to see "A Dream
Come True."
September and October
/ Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
Morning sessions (9am
to 11am) and Afternoon sessions (12:30pm to 2:30pm) are available
$3 per student, 1
chaperone per 5 students recommended (no charge for chaperones)
Youth Latino Garden
Our Latino Garden features
an assortment of Mesoameric vegetables that highlight the Latino
culture prominent in Rock County. The garden, located at Rotary
Gardens, is planted and maintained by local youth groups and is
sponsored by
FEEDs Garden Network.
STAFF
If you have
any questions regarding Horticulture in Rock County, please contact:
 Mike
Maddox
Horticulture Educator
Rotary Gardens / Rock County UW-Extension
1455 Palmer Drive
Janesville, WI 53545
Phone: 608-752-3885 x17
Email: mike.maddox@ces.uwex.edu
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