School gardening

Discover our free teaching resources, online training courses and awards scheme, designed to nurture young minds

Nurturing a whole-school approach to wellbeing

Spread the wellbeing benefits of plants across your school

Resources and activities

Just starting out or looking for a lesson or activity idea? Dive into our resources and get growing…

Join our school growing community

It's free to join our community of schools who are passionate about making plants an integral part of school life. Sign up to receive tips and advice straight to your inbox, as well as updates on our free teacher training and awards programme.

Growing plants in schools has a number of benefits, including:

  • Improving mental and physical wellbeing
  • Enriching the curriculum from science, PSHE and geography to art and design
  • Building life skills such as confidence, resilience, teamwork and communication

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Got a question for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening team?

Get in touch with our dedicated team and they’ll help get you started:
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Top teacher reads

Interesting articles about growing with young people

Top books for growing in school

Take a look at our recommended RHS books to support your growing journey in school

Support the Campaign

Give a gift today and bring horticulture to life in schools across the country

Bring horticulture into schools with a donation today and start more young people on their lifelong gardening adventure. Your support will transform their wellbeing, enrich their education, and instil a love of plants and nature.

Get involved

The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.