The New York Botanical Garden PDW Video Conference 12.8.10 St. Helena & MS 219 Garden Planning...

The New York Botanical GardenPDW Video Conference 12.8.10

St. Helena & MS 219

• Garden Planning Considerations

• Garden Design Options Exercise

• Garden Preparations for Winter Demonstration

NYBG - PDW 12.8.10St. Helena & MS 219

• Garden Planning Considerations

• available planting space

• school calendars v. plant calendars

• garden stakeholders

• the process v. the product



• Pizza Garden

• Salad Bowl Garden

• Native American Garden

• Herb Garden

• Others…….



• Pizza Garden

wheat, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, oregano, peppers, eggplant, etc.



• Herb Garden

• Others…….



• Pizza Garden



lettuce, kohlrabi, broccoli, scallion, radish, snap pea, chard, spinach


• Herb Garden

• Others…….



• Pizza Garden





corn, shelling bean, squash, raspberry, cranberry, blueberry,

• Herb Garden

• Others…….



• Pizza Garden





corn, shelling bean, squash, raspberry, cranberry, blueberry,

• Herb Garden• basil, lavender, oregano, thyme, mint, chive, lemon balm, verbena, etc.

• Others…….


• Garden Designs - Pros v. Cons - Pizza Garden

Pros- diversity of plant types

- edible plants, farm-to-table connections

- multiple curricular interfaces

Cons- varying lengths to plant maturity

- summer ripening plants

- limited harvest opportunities


• Garden Designs - Pros v. Cons - Salad Bowl Garden

Pros

- diversity of plant types


- strongly complements nutrition education

- easy to grow plants, easy to prepare salad from harvest

Cons- garden harvested (cleared) in June

- less obvious curricular connections


• Garden Designs - Pros v. Cons - Native American Garden

Pros- diversity of plant types



Cons- varying lengths to plant maturity

- late summer ripening plants



• Garden Designs - Pros v. Cons - Herb Garden

Pros- diversity of plant types, mostly perennials

- edible and ethnobotanical connections


- plants relatively easy to care for

Cons- mostly perennials (limited planting opportunities)



• Garden Preparations for Winter Demonstration

• complete harvesting, if necessary

• remove remaining plants, plant parts, weeds, debris

• clear mulch

• prepare soil for planting

• plant bulbs (tulips) and / or sow cover crop (winter rye)

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