This vivid handbook includes eight easy-to-understand chapters on plant growth and development, soil and water, and ecology and the environment. It also discusses beneficial and harmful insects, plant diseases, landscaping, fruits and nuts, vegetable and herb gardening, and careers in horticulture.

Fun activities include making plantable greeting cards; composting homework; making a "patriotic" red, white, and blue carnation from the inside out; creating habitats such as a "toad abode" for garden creatures, and much more. The book also includes numerous full-color photos and line drawings, diagrams, charts, and a place for young gardeners to record journal entries.

Kids and parents alike can enjoy JMG activities at home, after school, in a home-school group, or with any group of kids fascinated by gardening. With the JMG Handbook, appreciating nature and conserving future resources doesn't have to be only for grown-ups.