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What Kind of Garden Teacher Are You? (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) teachers and schools Jul 07, 2025

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...

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Beyond Wishful Thinking: How to Set Up Your School Garden for Summer Success teachers and schools Jun 18, 2025

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...

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Timing Is Everything: Why School Gardens Fail Before They Even Begin teachers and schools Jun 10, 2025

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...

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Water: The Lifeline of Your School Garden and Beyond! parents and teachers teachers and schools Mar 24, 2025

Imagine this: It’s summer break, and your school garden, once thriving with leafy greens and budding tomatoes, is now struggling. The culprit? Water, or rather, the lack of it.

For many school gardens, summer maintenance is a major challenge. And of all the tasks, weeding, fertilizing, pest control...

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Pause! Hold that rake! Don't be a Garden Murderer! teachers and schools Mar 17, 2025

🌱 Happy Spring! The equinox is here, and as gardeners, we all feel the excitement of a new growing season. But before you grab your rake and start tidying up your school garden, I have an important warning for you.

Cleaning up your garden too early can do more harm than good! Many beneficial insect...

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Turn Logs into Gardens: Hugelkultur Explained teachers and schools Nov 18, 2024

Creating a vibrant, thriving school garden is a rewarding endeavor that offers countless educational benefits. However, one of the biggest challenges educators and volunteers face is maintaining the garden, especially during the long summer break.

Hugelkultur is a revolutionary gardening technique ...

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Empowering Educators Through Outdoor Classrooms: Interview with Victoria Hackett, M.Ed. parents and teachers teachers and schools Oct 23, 2024

As outdoor educators, we know that nature-based learning isn’t just about growing gardens—it’s about creating opportunities for children to explore, learn, and thrive in an outdoor environment. In this post, I’m excited to share highlights from my recent conversation with Victoria Hackett, M.Ed., an...

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Stop Fitting Gardening into Your Lessons—Do This Instead teachers and schools Oct 15, 2024

When planning to incorporate a garden into your classroom, the way you approach lesson planning can make or break the success of the project. Teachers often fall into a common trap: starting with core curriculum goals and trying to fit gardening activities into them. While this method works well for...

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The Surprising Reason Most School Gardens Fail teachers and schools Oct 08, 2024

A school garden can be a powerful teaching tool, offering students hands-on, experiential learning that connects to a wide variety of subjects. But many teachers unknowingly make the biggest mistake right at the start. And it has nothing to do with what they grow, how they grow it, or even where the...

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5 School Garden Myths that Are Holding You Back! teachers and schools Oct 01, 2024

Growing a school garden can seem intimidating, especially with all the myths floating around. But the truth is, it's easier than you think, if you do it right! In this post, we'll tackle some common misconceptions that might be holding you back from growing the teaching garden of your dreams.

Myt...

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Seed Starting Guide for Schools: Tips for Strong Seedlings in Class teachers and schools Sep 25, 2024

Starting a garden from seeds can feel daunting, especially when you’re juggling different seed sizes, planting locations, and the confusing world of timing. As a teacher, you want to inspire your students to grow plants with confidence, not overwhelm them—or yourself—with complicated details. So, le...

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