Holland talks with Press Herald about gardening activities for children

The Portland Press Herald interviewed Lynne Holland, a community education assistant with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the Maine Gardener column “Mommy, I’m bored! Have you heard that lately?” Holland describes several activities pertaining to gardening that children can do as schools remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Children, she said, can prune branches from spring-blooming shrubs to place in vases; build insect hotels, particularly for native bees; and create garden beds with their parents. UMaine Extension 4-H also will prepare an online program of children’s activities, she said.