School Gardening Grant 
Garden Example: Thornless Cactus Garden     other Gardens      Application for Grant

Description: Utilizing the vast varieties of spineless succulents, this cactus garden will demonstrate cacti’s unique adaptations to the desert environment without  risk of injury.  Further, this project emphasizes the concept of xeriscape principles when applied to gardening.

Layout: A turf-free area with full or partial sun is essential for optimum growth. This garden can be constructed in an area already devoted to desert   landscaping or created in a new area. 

Irrigation: Ideally, flood basin irrigation supplied by students would prevent rot usually associated with existing irrigation systems. 

Timing: Summer or winter is not a problem when planting cacti.

Limited horticultural assistance will be provided upon request.