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In this activity, have students plant an alphabet garden that includes one plant beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Students can also create and decorate alphabet letters to put in the garden.

Aster
Balloon flower
Catmint
Daisy
Eggplant
Forget-me-not
Goldenrod
Hen and chicks
Ice plant
Johnny-jump-up
Kale
Lamb's ear
Milkweed
Nasturtium
Obedient plant
Pussy toes
Queen Anne's lace
Rosemary
Snow in summer
Turtlehead
Unicorn plant
Violet
Wormwood
Xeranthemum
Yarrow
Zinnia

Taken from George Washington's River Farm in Alexandria, Virginia (Source: A Child's Garden, by Molly Dannenmeier)