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Plant Shop & Nursery in Dallas, TX

Spring/Summer Hours Daily 9am-6pm. Winter Hours: Daily 9am-5pm.

Come and visit North Haven Gardens, your destination for all your gardening needs in Dallas. As you step inside, you'll find a comprehensive selection of quality gardening equipment and a diverse plant nursery with a stunning array of indoor plants, outdoor plants, and a variety of fresh vegetables. Our expert garden coaches are dedicated to helping you turn your gardening dreams into reality. Plus, we now have delivery services available in Dallas (within our service area, call for details). Now you can ensure that your gardening essentials are conveniently brought to your doorstep. You can even sign up for a grow card membership to earn points and save on your purchases.

Here at North Haven Gardens, we take pride in offering a curated selection that caters to all levels of expertise. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner, our friendly and professional staff is here to help. Visit our nursery in Dallas an experience the difference.

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3 Ways To Get Kids Into Gardening

The team at NHG meets each Friday morning for training, to review plans for the coming week, and to share our thoughts and perspectives on our personal and professional lives as gardeners. Recently, the topic centered around sharing what first connected us to plants and nature. Overwhelmingly, the answers began with recollections of time spent with grandparents, parents and other mentors who took the time to share their own love of gardening. It got us thinking: what steps can we gardeners take to grow the next generation? Here are our top three recommendations for garden activities with kids:

1. Teach them that soil and insects aren’t ‘gross.’

‘Dirt’ implies that something is dirty or ‘yucky’ and should be avoided. When children learn that soil is a complex substance made up of rock particles and organic matter and is teeming with microscopic life, they’re inclined to take interest. Watching earthworms move through soil and seeing the many contributions they make to our soils can be fascinating for young ones.

KID GARDENING
Little hands have a natural affinity for soil. Creating seed balls to start wildflowers is a perfect project to grow their understanding of plants and ecology.

When kids learn that bees are busy at work pollinating–not solely out to sting them–they find joy in watching from a respectful distance. My three-year-old niece and I came up with a little song while watching bees on a fruit tree. With a cheerful greeting and a pledge not to disturb, it soothed her initial fear of them and taught her calm respect for these important insects. She still watches them, and she still sings that little song to herself.

2. Help them use all five senses in the garden.

Looking at flowering plants or tall grasses from a distance is nice, but it’s not necessarily where the real connection happens. Start with observation: each petal, each leaf; its texture, color and fragrance. Rub leaves to release essential oils and explore the changes in fragrance. Do the petals or leaves produce colorful juices when crushed? Be cautious, of course; not all plants release skin-friendly saps when crushed–but starting with culinary herbs like lavender, basil and mint can be a profound experience for little ones.

Share the delight you feel when you experience your garden with all five senses. Hearing grasses rustle in the breeze and sampling the flavors of herbs and produce straight from the garden can make a lifelong relationship blossom.

3. Let kids reap the rewards of gardening.

There’s nothing quite so fundamentally satisfying as planting a seed, nurturing its growth, and harvesting flavorful, nourishing produce. It’s the start-to-finish relationship of understanding the source of our food, and children love to be a part of it. Even something as simple as sprouting bean seeds to harvest a pod or two can be that crucial, lasting connection that makes them gardeners for life.

CHILD GARDEN
Even a slightly blemished peach is a treasure when little ones pick them straight from the tree. The tree-to-flavor experience makes a lasting impression.

Encourage your kids to plant something they can eat later–even a tiny patch of lettuce or a single potted tomato–and guide them through the care, watching fruits develop and ripen, and that rewarding moment where they pick and taste. It’s wonderful.

Keep an eye on our classes & workshops page and bring your little ones in to NHG to start gardening!

During August 2015, NHG hosted four weekly workshops aimed at getting kids connected to gardening. From cool succulent planters to fairy gardens and starting wildflowers, there was something for everyone!

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