In this lesson students conduct a soil analysis to understand soil types and explore the relationship between the garden and healthy, fertile soil. Soil is a natural resource that is crucial to life on Earth and when managed properly, it...

In this lesson students learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships among...

In this guide helps students understand their garden as a model watershed through the collection and analysis of rainwater filtration data.[4.06]

Around the world, rooftops are being transformed into living green expanses. Besides beauty, rooftop gardens have a number of advantages, including growing food and taking carbon dioxide out of the air while releasing breathable oxygen....

Certain creatures help pollinate plants. This guide will help gardeners plant good pollinator plants.

Get some tips and strategies to create a sustainable rain garden.

Learn how to make a sustainable plot as part of a community garden.

Learn how to maximize the wildlife in a small space by planting a container garden.

A lesson plan where students learn about Zen garden design and the symbolism used, then work in small groups to create a miniature Zen garden. This activity is intended to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but can...

This is the text of the short story "The Amateur Gardener" by Andrew Barton Paterson; this passage offers instructions on how to be an amateur gardener with stories of other gardeners throughout.

Peace between Canada and the USA is celebratedat the International Peace Gardens which borders North Dakota and Manitoba. Its history and photographs of the immaculate gardens and memorials are included.

This site provides the complete etext for Willa Cather's "The Troll Garden and Selected Stories." Use the left sidebar to navigate through the stories which include "On The Divide," which is the first story to appear on the page.

A great lesson plan using oil pastels where the student looks at Monet's "Garden at Saint-Adresse," and then creates their own composition focusing on foreground, middleground and background.

Explore this informative teachers' guide for the book, "The Garden of Abdul Gasazi," by Chris Van Allsburg. Students and teachers will enjoy this comprehensive source.

Students monitor local ozone by looking in their neighborhoods for ozone-injured plants or establishing similar gardens outside their schools or in their backyards.

Find out how landscapers are using a gardening technique that uses little water.

Learn the steps to making a good wildlife garden that attracts all types of wildlife.

Site offers students the opportunity to design their own gardens. Several disciplines can be used through this imaginative group lesson.

An activity where learners learn about the art of Japanese scroll painting, and create their own scroll painting to reflect the seasonal changes in a garden. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but...

A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Garden Behind the Moon by Howard Pyle, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of The Child's Garden of Song by William Lawrence Tomlins, a book of songs for children.

See what new things you can learn about the common garden snail. This site provides a detailed fact sheet and colorful photos.

This site provides the orginal text of Marvell's poem, "The Garden," without explanatory note. In this poem, Marvell compares the soldiers in England's Civil War to flowers.

Information about how to create your own Monarch butterfly garden in your backyard is provided. There are detailed descriptions of the kinds of milkweed and other wildflower plants that a Monarch butterfly needs in order to lay its...