School gardening

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

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 all passionate about making plants an integral part of school life. Sign up and you’ll receive regular tips and advice into your inbox on how to support your pupils through the power of plants, 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, maths and geography, to art, design and languages
  • Teaching about the environment and the importance of biodiversity and sustainability
  • 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:
Email: schoolgardening@rhs.org.uk
 


Top teacher reads

Interesting articles for growing in schools

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 Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.