A little boy teaches his cousin about butterflies. Every year his family builds a garden to attract the beautiful insects. She discovers butterflies' favorite colors, why they like salt and how host plants (like milkweed and dill) help them lay their eggs. She learns about the importance of bees and worms, and how spraying chemicals poisons everything.

A beautiful celebration of hair and gardens. You'll see tulips, roses, sunflowers and more. As well as braids, locs, puffs and fros.

Watch Princess Tiana learn to plant a garden and try cooking a new spicy pepper.

A mother lovingly applies henna to her daughter's hands and shares family stories and memories.

An introduction to garden words throughout the year -- like blossoms, buds, watering can and wheelbarrow.

A young farmer searches for pumpkins on her farm.

A community comes together to clean up an abandoned lot. They build raised beds, fill them with composted dirt, tuck in some seeds and shower them with water. The new flowers help the once hungry bees return. Then kale, collards, kittley and carrot start to grow. We love the way the city is depicted in this book and it reminds us of fun times in our own community garden. If you haven't volunteered in a garden, try it -- just once - you'll have a blast and the produce tastes amazing! The book ends with the importance of honey bees and how to make your lot bee-friendly.