Over the years of helping teachers grow school gardens, one truth keeps rising to the surface:

🌿 There is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching through gardening.

Some educators light up at the thought of seed trays on their windowsill. Others get anxious just thinking about who will water the...

If you’ve ever put time, heart, and curriculum hours into building a school garden—only to have it damaged or neglected because of misunderstandings with caretakers—you’re not alone.

It’s a frustratingly common scenario:
You carefully plan out your raised beds, your students plant seedlings with en...

If you’ve ever walked past an abandoned school garden—overgrown, forgotten, maybe full of weeds—you’ve probably wondered what went wrong.

Too many teachers start with excitement and good intentions, only to end up overwhelmed, under-supported, or burned out. Others never start at all, convinced the...

For many teachers, the last bell of the school year signals a much-needed shift—from classroom chaos to summer calm. But if you’ve started a school garden, that shift may be accompanied by a different kind of anxiety:

"What will happen to my garden while I’m away?"

This question haunts far too man...

You’ve got seeds. You’ve got students. You’ve got a sunny corner by the window or a raised bed outside.
You’re ready to start gardening with your class.

But before you get your hands in the soil, pause.
Because if you don’t consider timing, your school garden might already be in trouble.

As a gard...

When you hear the word biodiversity, do your eyes glaze over just a little? It's understandable — the word gets tossed around so often in education, sustainability, and environmental circles that it starts to sound like background noise. But here’s the truth: when it comes to school gardens, biodive...

For educators and school garden enthusiasts, nurturing seedlings in the classroom is a rewarding endeavor. However, the transition from the controlled indoor environment to the unpredictable outdoors requires careful planning to ensure the health and survival of these young plants. This guide delves...

Are You Fertilizing Your School Garden During Summer? Here’s Why You Might Not Need To

Every summer, teachers and school garden volunteers brace themselves for the tedious chore of garden maintenance — and fertilizing often tops the list of to-dos. But what if I told you that with the right setup, ...

It was the last week of July when I received a message from a teacher. Her words were a mix of frustration and fatigue:
"I just spent six hours pulling weeds, rearranging cages, and picking up dried leaves... and I still feel behind."

She attached a photo of her school garden. It was spotless. Not ...

Let me paint a picture for you.

It’s early September (Or for some of you August). You and your students excitedly head back to school after your summer vacation and your eyes catch the school garden you planted last spring. But instead of juicy tomatoes and lush kale, you're greeted by a wall of......

Summer is the ultimate test for a school garden.

The students are gone. The teachers are taking a well-earned break. And the garden? Well… it’s left to fend for itself, and sometimes get tended to by volunteers.

And the results aren’t pretty.

🌱 Weeds take over.
🔥 The heat dries everything...