TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Schoolyard Greening: A Mission Statement
Who is this Workbook Written
For?
Projects Range from Simple to
Complex
I. Organizing a Schoolyard Greening
Project
Schoolyard
Inventory
Schoolyard Inventory
Checklist
Natural Conditions of the
Site
Who Should be
Involved?
What is the School Departments
Role?
Meetings
Committees
Fundraising
How to Prepare A
Budget
Sample
Budget
The Event
Day
Student
Activities
Tips for
Teachers
II. Designing a Green Schoolyard
Types of Schoolyard Greening
Projects
How to Draw a Site
Plan
Planting Design: Using Nature as an
Inspiration
Planting
Trees
Trees for the
City
Designing Planting
Beds
Raised
Beds
Flowers
Planting
Bulbs
Plants for Shady
Sites
Poisonous
Plants
Planting Shrubs
Planting New
Lawns
Fences
Edges and
Paths
Soil
Purchase
Mulch
Handicapped Access to the Green
Schoolyard
Play
Equipment
III. Maintenance
Low Maintenance
Landscapes
Spring
Clean-up
Fall Clean-up: Ready for
Winter
Weeding
Watering and Water
Conservation
Pruning
Trees
Pruning
Shrubs
Lawn
Maintenance
Compost
Resource Guide and Environmental Education Resource
Centers