Horticulture : School courtyard Before and After

In September of 2012,  the enclosed school courtyard had been neglected for five years. I took the horticulture class into the courtyard in the fall and showed them how to prune the trees and shrubs, remove the weeds, and recondition the soil.  In April and May of 2012, the horticulture class were shown how to spade the soil and remove the emerging weeds.  A sustainable garden was planted in the flower beds that included: potatoes, lettuce, spinach, carrots, onions, swiss chard, tomatoes, red peppers, sunflowers, string beans, peas and radishes. Moreover, bedding plants grown in the school greenhouse such as snapdragons, balsam, marigolds,  and nicotiana were transplanted into the garden beds.