• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • About
  • Contact

  • Resources
    • Search Our Library
    • Material de apoyo en español
    • Youth Gardening During COVID-19
    • Our Featured Publications
    • Our Briefs
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Our Webinars
  • Map Your Program
    • Put Yourself on the Map
    • View Map
  • Garden Stories
    • Feature Stories
    • Story Bites
    • Share Your Story
  • Newsletter
    • Subscribe
    • Read
  • Workshops & Events
    • Teaching in Nature’s Classroom Course
    • Wisconsin School Garden Day 2022
      • WI School Garden Day 2021
      • Wisconsin School Garden Day 2020
      • Wisconsin School Garden Day 2019

Planting

April 7, 2022 By Renata Solan

Growing Guide: Making the Most of Your Raised Bed Garden

This guide from Grow It Forward contains specific information on how to plant and grow a variety of vegetables that are well adapted to our climate, including information on where to place the raised beds, planning which crops to plant and when to plant them, watering, caring for the soil and getting rid of pests. View Resource »

Filed Under: Building Projects, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Garden Beds, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Maintaining & Sustaining, Math, Planting, Soil Health, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management

April 22, 2020 By Renata Solan

Cultivating Childhood Wellness Through Gardening

A free online training for K-12 teachers, early childcare professionals, and community educators. Topics cover garden planning, activities, and curricula. The entire training takes about 90 minutes, but can be viewed in separate chapters. Early childhood educators and some after-school program staff can earn 1.5 CEUs through The Registry. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Benefits & Advocacy, Community Engagement, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management

February 17, 2020 By Renata Solan

Plants for Pre-K Gardens

Choosing the right plants for your garden is always important, but it’s especially crucial for gardens designed for young children. This list from Kidsgardening.org includes annual and perennial plants considered safe for young children. View Resource »

Filed Under: Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Planting, Safety

July 25, 2019 By Renata Solan

Sensory Plants

The plant kingdom offers such a wealth of sensory opportunities. Plants come in all sorts of shapes, colors, sizes, with seemingly infinite fragrances and tastes. This resource lays out good options for your garden. They’re divided into the five sense categories, but there’s much overlap among them. View Resource »

Filed Under: Accessibility, Garden Planning, Planting

June 25, 2019 By Renata Solan

Early-Season Garden Checklist

Although it can be tempting to get out in the garden on the first warm, sunny day, it’s important to wait until the soil has dried out before starting to work in the beds. In the meantime, there’s plenty to do to prepare for the upcoming growing season. This checklist will help prepare you for your spring planting blitz! View Resource »

Filed Under: Garden Planning, Planting

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 10
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

Leave this Widget in even though it does not show.

2702 International Ln
Suite 200
Madison, WI 53704
608-240-0409
info@wischoolgardens.org

Connect with us:

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Our Partners:

Rooted

The Environmental Design Lab

The Wisconsin Partnership Program

Copyright © 2023 Wisconsin School Garden Network