Where to Grow Plants: Design the Garden Layout

Draw a scale map

Mark the features you want to keep or remove. Add the location of preferred amenities and pencil in new features. Try using a computer for revising the design or sheets of tracing paper over a template outline. When designing your garden, slowly refine your needs by talking to the teachers, pupils and community.

Be careful when exploring possible growing areas. In particular, look out for prickly plants and weeds, wet soil and pools of water, hidden objects in long grass and damaged garden structures.