School Garden Guidebook

Interested in learning more about the various types of gardens and how to start them? Check out the School Garden Guidebook for more information.
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The Guidebook provides information for Site Administrators on how to choose a garden that works best for the school community. It goes over how to start a garden, from engaging stakeholders and securing funding, to describing the type of maintenance required for the five main garden types. Garden types include, habitat, reading, edible, multi-use, and agriculture areas. It also includes pictures to help with all of your garden inspiration needs!

Additional LAUSD Resources

• SEEDS Program
• LAUSD Greening Partners
• Local Districts Centers
• Integrated Pest Management
• Complex Project Manager (CPM) Directory
• LAUSD Approved Plant List
• School Design Guide

Maintenance Resources

• Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
• Summer Vacation for Your Garden

​Curriculum Resources

• California Department of Education
• California Environmental Protection Agency - Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI)
• Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
• Kids Gardening
• Out Teach
• School Garden Weekly
• The Edible Schoolyard
• Green Schoolyards America
• Calscape California Native Plant Database
• National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitats

LAUSD School Gardens

Malabar ES - Outdoor Learning Environment

Cheremoya ES - Multi-use Garden

Sherman Oaks ES - Edible Garden

Canterbury ES - Multi-use Garden

Stanford ES - Edible Garden

El Dorado ES - Edible Garden

Walgrove ES - Habitat Garden

Leo Politi ES - Pollinator Garden

Parthenia ES - Outdoor Learning Environment

Carthay ES - Habitat Garden

Carthay ES - Habitat Garden

Eagle Rock ES - Outdoor Learning Environment