Arlene Marturano
Arlene Marturano is an educator, consultant, master gardener, and freelance writer. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois and bachelor and master degrees in elementary education from Northern Illinois University.
An advocate of using the natural environment as a catalyst, context, and resource for learning, she has created an environmental reading program, children's gardening curricula, and helped forge the Carolina Children's Garden , a two-acre public garden for familes in Columbia, South Carolina. She has been recognized for her work in education through numerous awards including the SC State Elementary Conservation Teacher of the Year and the SC Christa McAuliffe Fellow. In 2007 she became a RIF Fellow for Reading is Fundamental.
She serves as a consultant on projects related to outdoor and environmental education, language and reading development, and children's gardening. Her writing has appeared in Science and Children, Science Scope, Tomorrow's Child, The Reading Teacher, the California Kindergarten Association Journal, Journal of Outdoor Education, Soil Conservation, SC Middle School Journal among others. She writes a children's gardening column in The State newspaper and a home gardening column for The Columbia Star.
Latest Articles
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Plant a Family Ballpark Snacking Garden on Home Turf
Load the bases with garden grown popcorn, peanuts, and sunflower seeds and bat a grand slam homerun of healthy ballpark snacks for the family dugout.
Apr 8, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Romancing Rosa Laevigata Tough and Tenacious Cherokee Rose
Old roses never die; they just naturalize. The species rose, Rosa laevigata, Cherokee rose, climbs its way into the hearts of gardeners across the south.
Apr 7, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Chervil - Gourmet Culinary European Herb of Easter and Spring
Chervil, a hardy annual culinary herb, is a traditional herb of Easter, Spring and new life in Europe. Introduce the easy to grow herb in your garden.
Apr 2, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Plant Edgeworthia Chrysantha The Oriental Paperbush Shrub
Blooming on the edge of two seasons Edgeworthia chrysantha, the paperbush shrub, nods farewell to winter and hello to spring in USDA hardiness zones 7-9.
Mar 5, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium Sempervirens Trumpets in Spring
Nothing could be finer than to witness the arrival of spring in the south with the fragrant flowering of the native evergreen vine, Carolina jessamine.
Mar 4, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Cultivating Spelling and Vocabulary with Scrabble Gardening
Whether used for rainy day recess, review for a spelling test, or to practice and assess understanding of vocabulary, students will dig Scrabble® Gardening.
Jan 22, 2012
- Arlene Marturano
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Winter Jasmine, Jaminum Nudiflorum, Brings in the New Year
Jasminum nudiflorum, winter jasmine, is the New Year's baby of flowering winter shrubs in many parts of the sunny south and a sign of spring on the horizon.
Dec 27, 2011
- Arlene Marturano
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Christmas Holiday Historic House Tours in Columbia South Carolina
Step back in time to celebrate Christmas in the 19th and early 20th century at three historic home museums in Columbia, South Carolina.
Dec 19, 2011
- Arlene Marturano
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Craft a Festive and Fragrant Christmas Twig Tree from Nature
A Christmas twig tree is hung on a wall or door like a wreath or given as a gift. The natural decorations from the garden and woods change with the seasons.
Dec 18, 2011
- Arlene Marturano
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Herb and Spice Scented Holiday Ornaments for Children to Make
Children's homemade scented ornaments hold happy holiday memories for many years to come. Raid the spice rack and herb garden for aromatic ingredients.
Dec 14, 2011
- Arlene Marturano
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