Growing Gardeners
Dig into our online garden classroom featuring urban gardening advice, fun projects for kids, and recipes straight from the garden.
Learn to foster a garden that supports your community and local ecology.
Raised Bed Covers by Big Fun Gardens
Learn about the design and build of our custom raised bed covers.
30th Anniversary Historical Post: The Evolution of GFE's Hillside Areas
Today’s historical post takes a look at our hillside areas over twenty-four of the garden’s thirty-year history.
Native Plant Fun Facts: The Charismatic Cow Parsnip
This week’s featured California native plant is the cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum). It not only grows in California, but in most of the United States, and is the only plant in the genus Heracleum native to North America.
30th Anniversary Historical Post (on Earth Day #50): The Evolution of GFE's North Classroom Space
Happy 50th Earth Day! In recognition of this important anniversary, we’ll take a look at the evolution of one of our spaces, the North Classroom. It’s one of the areas in the garden that’s been the most pivotal in conveying the message of nurturing and protecting our planet in myriad ways in our 30-year history.
Ask Maggie: Your Spring Gardening Questions
Now is a great time to get gardening! We are all spending so much time at home and have an even greater relationship to food and our personal spaces. Here are some of the things I suggest for gardening this time of year.
