Vegetable: Beets SYG Variety: Red and Golden, Detroit Dark Red, Early Wonder Beets are a rich source of natural nitrates which helps deliver oxygen to our muscles and helps our bodies stay active. Not only are they delicious and nutritious, they are so versatile in the kitchen! You can roast them till they are caramelized […]
Did you know if you rub the leaves of the Senna Didymobotrya plant it smells like buttered popcorn? Or that the African Eggplant looks like miniature pumpkins on a stick? You can find these two fascinating plants and hundreds of many other unique plants growing in the curiosity garden in The Leanna Flandermeyer Children’s Beanstalk […]
Looking for the perfect flower that will add beautiful color to your garden during the hot, sweltering summer months? Look no further and plant zinnias! Along with the daisy and sunflower, zinnias belong to the Asteraceae family. This easy to grow flower will not only stand up to the heat and attract pollinators in your […]
This week’s school spotlight is Kellybrook Elementary in North Kansas City. It’s been fun watching the gardens at Kellybrook grow over the years, from just a few raised beds, to a wonderfully designed outdoor classroom space. School secretary, Karen Lambing, leads the garden projects with the help of her husband. She asks students what they […]
One thing I love about our SYG program is that we get to connect with schools and support their vision of a successful SYG. Each of our 200+ schools then end up having their own unique mission and vision for their garden. As a way to celebrate the variety of our schools, our new summer […]
Pollinator garden: A garden that is planted and designed, with plants that produce nectar and pollen attracting pollinating insects, know as pollinators. We’ve had a lot of people asking for more information about starting a pollinator garden and after some time researching this winter the Schoolyard Gardens team is excited to offer a quick resource […]
With summer right around the corner, we had a chat with our new Beanstalk Summer Assistant, Jeni Welsh and asked her to tell us a little about a magical field trip destination that we highly recommend! Here’s what she had to say: We’ll let you in on the best kept secret in Kansas City. Located […]
After the long winter, one thing I look forward to is reconnecting with our schools. Instead of hosting the Schoolyard Garden’s pre-spring workshops we typically host in early March, last week the SYG team met with garden contacts via zoom and answered questions about planning the garden and ordering online. It was a lot of […]
The Schoolyard Gardens team is so looking forward to the day when we are back in the garden with students. Until then, we will continue to support schools gardening on their own with SYG online resources, YouTube tutorials and as always, offering virtual support for troubleshooting gardening challenges via email and phone. Another way we […]
The saying, “The days are long, and the years are short” rings true to me. It’s hard to believe we are approaching one full year of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Schoolyard Gardens team misses working one-on-one with our schools, but we are looking forward to brighter days in the garden. Throughout the growing […]
