First graders learn gardening skills

Last school year, youngsters in the first grade class of Christine Skipp, R.B. Hunt Elementary School, spent a portion of their class day working in a wonderful gardening area, near their classroom. They planted and cared for a variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers — usually butterfly and hummingbird attractants or host plants for butterflies. They learned about what they were growing and …

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