Serenity Garden at Maude Price Elementary School
A student-led
design process
made possible by parents and volunteers
learn about the project below 👇
Plant Pallet Selection
Seeds of Power Garden Club students (Grade 2- 5) collaborated in small groups to discuss and curate native plants for the garden. Plant cards provided basic size and sunlight information along with a fun fact about each plant and types of wildlife supported.
Cuttings of various plants were brought in to support the design activity.
and along the way,
parent volunteers learned about native plants from the pallet that students curated.
Plant Placement Mapping
Garden club students designed 3 plant layouts in small groups which were used to inform the final garden design.
Sage Hill and Blue Eyed Grass Meadow were popular design choices amongst groups.
While students had their creativity hats on, parents and community members volunteered before and afterschool and on weekends to prepare the garden for the planting day.
Four 20ft x 10ft raised garden beds disassembled, resized, refurbished and re-installed
100+ ft of decomposed granite & landscaping fabric removed
Tree trunks and logs salvaged from another school, treated placed as border edging for the native plant garden
Mulch, compost, river rock and boulders placed
