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Science learned digging in the dirt; Youth Garden in arboretum hosts school-based programs.(LIFE - SCHOOLS)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20061016
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Byline: Kristy Johnson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

It is doubtful that Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of "The Secret Garden," is the only person ever to have dreamed of hidden doors and secret bowers. For many of the District's elementary school children, the Washington Youth Garden is the fulfillment of similar visions.

Vibrant marigolds and assorted zinnias at the base of the garden's welcoming purple arch in the National Arboretum show passers-by that "there's something fun and cheerful going on inside," says Kim Rush, WYG program director.

The truth is that a lot is ...

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