Each week the students have a science lesson before sharing the planting and tending of their garden. There is also time for learning about good and bad garden bugs, listening to garden stories, and singing songs. This garden is an integral part of the year-round school program. Planting takes place in the spring, and the resulting fall harvest includes digging potatoes, making corn husk dolls, and picking pumpkins. Along the way, the children and volunteers work together as partners making friends of plants, insects and one another.
Gardening is a treasure and a gift that can last a lifetime.
The Katy Garden offers a chance to make this a reality. Hedge Maze 8. Tool Storage 9. The design by architect Allison Anderson of Unabridged Architects is based on the needs of a teaching garden. There is a scarecrow garden, a colonial herb garden, a sunflower and wildflower garden, a butterfly garden, a Peter Rabbit garden, an alphabet garden, and a water garden.