Welcome!

In the Garden with Grandma is devoted to helping families, beginning gardeners, and anyone gardening with children to “Grow the Gardeners of Tomorrow” and where families are encouraged to unplug their devices, and together, plug into Mother Nature instead!


Learn More About Birds

Spring 2024 Resource for Families with Children

  1. The Benefits of Birds in the Garden

  2. Booklist About Birds and Nests (Preschool - 8)

  3. Top 10 FAQs About Birds

  4. Fingerprint Art Activity


Don’t worry - you don't need to have the "perfect" garden or know “everything” about gardening! What I’ve learned is that Mother Nature and children only need a willing "grown-up gardener" (that’s us) to work alongside of them.

In the Garden with Grandma is a place where together we can harness the power of plants to transform the lives of the ones we love!


Ideas On How To use your camera in The garden

"7 Ways to Use Photos in the Garden to Build Family Memories"


In The Garden With Grandma will Help you . . . 

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  • Learn how easy it is to grow your own food. Feel good about what you feed your family!

  • Share with your family the special relationship between soil, plants, and other living creatures.

  • Connect the dots between the garden and the table to show kids where our food comes from.

  • Instill in the next generation a lifelong love of gardening and reveal what a magical place the garden can be!


Please follow me on both Instagram and Facebook (links at bottom of page). Build a lifetime of memories while growing your own organic food, learn fun and creative ways to garden with your family, and pass on the life-long love of gardening to the next generation. 

 Let's Get Growing!


  • In an interview on The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener podcast, the hosts asked me why it is important to garden with children.Click here to Listen to the complete interview, where I also give suggestions on how to keep children engaged in gardening when technology seems to be pulling them away from the outdoors.


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Jan is a mother, grandmother, gardener, teacher, and avid winter sower with over 30 years of experience with K-12 students.  Her love of gardening began in her own grandmother's garden.  Read Jan's Blog and check out the Tools & Resources page. Learn more About Jan and how In the Garden with Grandma can help YOU!   Connect with her on Facebook and Instagram (links below).