Horticulture Blogsite: School courtyard : Before and After

I was given Horticulture to teach as a class in September 2013.  Our enclosed school courtyard by the library had been left derelict for the past 5 years,  What a great project for the Horticulture class to learn how to reclaim and landscape a green space into a sustainable environment .   The fall class had the duties of pruning the trees,  cutting and digging out the weeds and reconditioning the soil with sand.  The spring horticulture class would spade the soil again and remove the new sprouting weeds. The bedding plans raised in the school green house would be planted in the flower beds in the courtyard. In addition, we would plant sustainable gardens that would include: radishes, lettuce, spinach, swiss chard,    beets, corn, peas, beans, tomatoes and sunflowers.   I have decided to create a horticulture blogsite to help others consider reclaiming unused ground space to grow organic vegetables and  to learn to nurture houseplants.   http://mrleeshortilcutureblogsite.blogspot.ca