School Gardens

Welcome!! The Master Gardener Association of San Diego County School Garden Committee encourages and assists teachers in starting and maintaining gardens at their respective schools. Today, our membership has over 60 Master Gardeners who will act as school consultants in their geographic residential areas. These MGs work with teachers and parents to advise and assist children with their garden projects.

Do you have a general school garden question? Contact your assigned Master Gardener or email us at gro.ogeidnassrenedragretsamnull@snedragloohcs

See photos from our 2018 conference:
Gardening With Class

School Gardening at Chase Avenue Elementary. Thanks CBS-8 and Jenny Milkowski!


Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow: Web Guide

This will take you to our guide on how to begin and maintain a school garden.

View the Guide...

Request a Garden Consultant

If you would like to request a Master Gardener School Garden Consultant, click the link below. Once you submit your request, a consultant will be assigned to your school who will contact you to arrange the first meeting.

Request a consultant.


Curriculum

Integrate Curriculum with your School Garden.  This will take you to a menu for lessons and units by grade level and to NGSS and Common Core Standards that are connected with school gardens.

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Grant Calendar

This will take you to our monthly calendar of School Garden Grant opportunities listed by application deadline date. There is a brief description of the grant and a link to the sponsoring organization's website for the details and application.

View the grants.


Gardening Books

Books are a terrific way to integrate the school garden and the curriculum. With the current interest in school gardens so high, there are many books written about children’s gardens and gardening—too many for us to share here and keep current.

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Resources

This will take you to a menu listing a variety of resources such as Seed, Plant and Specialty Sources for your school garden. Click on your category of interest for a detailed list with additional information.

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Presentations and Videos

This will take you to a list of presentations and videos we have prepared. You may use these presentations for any number of activities such as with your students, training your volunteers, in meetings to gain support for your garden.

View Presentations