Education — Lenhardt Library

Vertical Gardens Teach Us to Grow Up,
Especially when the Stakes are High

Space is a huge issue for many gardeners. With vertical gardening, you only need the bed to be as large as the root system. A little bit of space, planning, and planting, and you'll be growing up in no time.

Saving Heirloom Seeds, a Great Return on Investment

If you've ever gotten seeds from your grandparents or your neighbor's aunt twice removed, and were told they were from the sweetest tomatoes they'd ever eaten or the most beautiful columbine they'd ever seen, chances are these seeds were heirlooms.

Urban Farming

Whether you'd like to grow your own vegetables, curb your carbon footprint, or get involved in a community garden and bring about socio-economic change, urban farming may be for you.

Eating Local

Everywhere you turn you hear the expression, "Think globally, eat locally." What does that really mean? Buying locally means it takes less time to arrive from "farm to fork." Find out what it means for you.

Green Roof Gardening

Planning a green roof project? Bone up on your green roof knowledge before you build. Depending on the plants in a green roof garden, it may be a sustainable landscape, a habitat for migrating birds and pollinators, or a native plant garden. The many benefits of green roofs include lowering air temperature and reducing the effects of urban heat islands in summer, collection of rain water, and improvement of air quality.