Linda's Garden:

Thank you for your interest in the Kid's Garden of Excellence Award This award now is given in memory of it's first recipient, 10 year-old Jake, the Bean Boy of former "The Slug Crossing" website. Jake was my inspiration for this award and it gave me great pleasure to develop it and award it to him for all his work in gardening and on his webpage.

Jake enjoyed growing plants in his family's garden (especially green beans which he loved to eat). He enjoyed helping elderly people in their community garden plots, doing some of the weeding and other chores that were difficult for them to perform. Jake volunteered at the Phipps Conservatory assisting in the planting of the Children's Butterfly Garden there. He was a great favorite with the adult volunteers. Jake was a happy, giggling boy and he was easy to love.

Jake also loved to write. He filled many computer disks with his thoughts. He hoped to be a writer when he grew up, but this was not meant to be for Jake.

Jake passed away on September 11, 1998 after a long bout of illness. And while we will always miss him, we know that we will see glimpses of him in the flowers and butterflies at the conservatory and everywhere. We'll see him in the blue skies above us, the flower and vegetable patches we tend (especially in the bean vines), and in the appearance and voices of children everywhere. Jake we miss you, but we are glad are as free as an eagle on a breeze. For this we are thankful. The "Kids Garden of Excellence Award" will continue as a memorial to our special Jake, the Bean Boy.

To Qualify for the Kid's Garden of Excellence Award

• The page must be about gardening or horticulture, specifically about gardening with kids, kids that garden, or kid-produced projects related to horticulture.
• Must have text written regarding gardening or research. A site that is only a list of links will not be considered.
• Links must work, graphics/photos must come up.
• Sites that specifically cater to gardening and children may also be considered even though they do not entirely fit this criteria.
• No inappropriate language, graphics, photos, links, etc.
• Awards are given or refused at the discretion of the webmaster based on the criteria listed.

To apply for this award:

• your name and age (of child) if this is a child's page
• your URL
• a short note requesting the award and explaining the child's involvement if not obvious on the homepage.
• your email address for response.

I will view your site and let you know whether your site qualifies for the award as soon as possible. Depending on my workload, etc., it may take several days to one week to respond. If you do not hear by the end of one or two weeks, reapply, as the request may have gotten lost in the mail system. Thank you!

APPLY HERE!

"Kid's Garden of Excellence" Award Winners

Slug Crossing

Moss Project

Terrie's Potting Shed

Gardening For Kids

Our Wildflower Wonderland

Kid's Valley Garden

Carson's Compost Project