Welcome To The Children's Garden Collection
A Collection of vegetables, Flowers & Herbs
That Every Child Should Have the Opportunity to Grow

Nearly every passionate gardener learned their skills as a child from someone who loved to garden almost as much as they loved the child. Gardening is one of the few safe, healthy and intellectually stimulating activities that can be a lifelong passion. Teach a child that you love to garden - it will be a passion you both can share forever.
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Beans Scarlet Runner

Peas Caroubey De Mausanne (Snow Pea)

The perfect bean for children to grow.Ten foot vines produce very showy flowers in clusters. Pods are fat and fuzzy. Seeds are remarkably colored purple and black. A favorite of Native Americans.

This may be the sweetest snow pea you ever grow. The 3-5 foot vines produce beautiful purple flowers which mature into large tender pods. This old variety came from Avignon, France.

Carrots Danvers Half Long

Peas Little Marvel

An heirloom that originated in Danvers, Massachusetts. This carrot is colorful, deep orange, and will grow almost anywhere

This pea was also known as American Wonder. The 15-20 in. plants produce large yields of very sweet, dark green peas throughout a long harvesting season.

Carrots Tonda Di Parigi

Sweet Peppers California Wonder

An heirloom from Paris, France, this round, brightly orange colored carrot is very sweet and a favorite for little hands to plant and to harvest.

This pepper is frequently the one grown as the Bell Pepper. Plants are easy to grow and prolific producers. The very large fruits ripen from green to red. The flavor is mildly sweet. Better used for stuffing than eaten raw in salads.

Cauliflower Violeta Italia

Sweet Peppers Candy Bar

Few children like to eat cauliflower, but after growing this one they may change their minds. Large vigorous plants produce beautiful purple heads that turn bright green when blanched.

This is a great pepper for a children's garden. It is also known as the Chocolate Bell pepper because it ripens from green to dark brown. It is amazingly sweet at maturity.

Cucumber Mexican Sour Gherkin

Sweet Pepper Chervena Chujski

This is a MUST HAVE for a children's garden. Cucumber like fruit are shaped like tiny watermelons and taste like cucumbers sprinkled with lemon juice. The vines which produce tiny leaves, tiny flowers and lots of little cucumbers can be grown on a trellis as well as on the garden floor. Good for salads or for pickling.

This is a Bulgarian heirloom which ripens from green to brown to a beautiful, shiny red. The fruits taper to 6 in. and resemble hot peppers, but they are incredibly sweet.

Cucumber Parisian Pickling

Pumpkins Baby Bear

A very rare, wonderful French heirloom pickling cucumber. Vines produce plentiful amounts of tiny, 2 in., delightfully sweet little gherkins. Can be eaten raw, but make excellent pickling cucumbers.

These tiny 2 lb., 5 in. pumpkins with dark orange skins are perfect for little hands. They store for months

Cucumber Straight Eight

Pumpkins Big Max

One of the most popular varieties of cucumber ever. Introduced in 1935, vigorous vines produce 8 in. slightly striped, smooth-skinned cukes.

If you have the room, this is a great pumpkin to grow for children. The pumpkins may grow to more than 100 lb. Grow one pumpkin per vine. The rule of thumb is one leaf for every pound of pumpkin. The more leaves, the bigger the pumpkin. Count the leaves and you will know how much your pumpkin weighs.

Corn Painted Mountain

Pumpkins Rouge Vif d'Etampes

This is the most beautiful ornamental corn you will ever find. Kernels are deep jewel shades. Purchase several packets because children just love to sit and play with these seeds.

This is the original Cinderella pumpkin. It is the pumpkin that Cinderella's fairy godmother turned into a coach. The variety is more than 200 years old. The pumpkins are very flat, 6 in. high by 18 in. in diameter. They are not good to eat but they are great for ornamental purposes, and they have a great story to tell.

Eggplant Thai Green Pea

Radishes Crimson Giant

Children usually do not like eggplant because of its strong taste and texture. This eggplant is perfect for children because the small, round giant pea-sized fruit are fun to pick and enrich soups and stews without the mushy texture.

This is the largest radish grown. It can grow as big as an apple. It has deep crimson skin and white flesh with a mild flavor

Lettuce Red Velvet

Radishes Plum Purple

This is perhaps the darkest of all red lettuces. This leaf lettuce is a striking addition to the garden and tasty too.

This is a wonderful addition for a children's garden. The radish has bright purple skin and white flesh that stays crisp, sweet and mild all season. It is hardy and adaptable to most soil conditions and can stay in the ground longer than all other types.

Lettuce Tennis Ball

Radishes White Globe

This is a MUST HAVE for a children's garden. The tiny, 7 in., light green heads are just the right size for little hands to harvest. In the 17th and 18th centuries, this lettuce was packed in salt brine to preserve it for eating throughout the winter.

This is a white skinned, white flesh globular radish with a mild flavor. It matures very early in approximately 26 days.

Melons Eden's Gem

Summer Squash Gold Rush

This is one of the best tasting melons you will ever encounter. The softball sized, green fleshed fruits weigh approximately 1-lb. Can be grown on a trellis as well as the garden floor.

This is a very tasty, deep gold zucchini. Fruits are approximately 7 in. long and have a rich flavor. Bushes are fairly compact.

Melons Queen Anne's Pocket

Summer Squash Zucchini Black

This is a MUST HAVE for a children's garden. The tiny fruits are 3.5 in. long by 2.5 in. in diameter and have a smooth skin with jagged orange and yellow stripes. The white flesh is edible, but tasteless. This melon is grown for its incredible fragrance. In Victorian times, women carried these fruits in their pockets so that they smelled good.

The fruits of this zucchini are so deep green that they appear to be black and are best when picked at 6-8 in. but will remain tender and tasty when larger. Plants are compact bushes, everbearing and more vigorous than other zucchinis.

Onions Purple Bunching

Winter Squash Vegetable Spaghetti

This is a wonderful addition to a children's garden. These vivid reddish-purple scallions will delight the little hands that harvest them. Easy to grow for spring or fall harvests.

This is a MUST HAVE for a children's garden. Vigorous vines produce oblong, 8-12 in. long, cream colored, 2-4 lb. fruit. The pale gold flesh resembles spaghetti and when baked or boiled can be scraped out of the squash and eaten like spaghetti. This is a fun plant to grow and eat.