This blog post tackles some of the reasons that gardeners get burned out on gardening before they even get started. While the post focuses on individuals, many of the lessons can be applied to school garden settings. View Resource »
Plan For Success
This is a go-to guide to help you plan your school garden. The document covers a variety of topics, including how to analyze your site, how to build a team around your school garden, and fundraising — including a sample fundraising letter. View Resource »
Planning Your School Garden
This resource will guide you through the basic steps of creating and maintaining a school garden, including: seeking administrative approval, creating a support network, identifying goals and linking the garden to your curriculum, designing the garden, identifying supply needs and funding needs, obtaining supplies and funds, planting the garden, maintaining the garden, and sustaining the garden. View Resource »
School Garden Calendar: Month-by-month Reminders & Suggestions
It can be hard to remember everything we need to prepare for spring. The New York Botanical Garden offers a calendar with reminders/suggestions to help you stay on top of your garden project year-round. View Resource »
Gardening by Month
This list of “Monthly Tips and Tasks” from the Missouri Botanical Garden can help you plan weekly and monthly gardening tasks and help identify common pests and problems that occur each month. View Resource »
