Abingdon's Garden

Abingdon Elementary would love your support to create a successful, sustainable community garden. It is our goal to enrich students’ and families’ knowledge of environmental sustainability and to be good stewards of our Earth, while providing first hand experience in learning about our food supply and our pollinators.

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What’s New in the Garden? #

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Weeding the New Pollinator Garden #

May 27 and June 2, 2024

Photo of volunteers who weeded the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers who weeded the pollinator garden

Planting the New Pollinator Garden #

April 7, 2024

Thanks to Field to Table for providing grant funds for 69 pollinator plants. Also thanks to Chipotle & Washington Wizards for donating to the event.

Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden Photo of volunteers planting the pollinator garden

MLK Day of Service 2024 #

January 15, 2024

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September 2023 Garden Cleanup #

September 24, 2023

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May 2023 Garden Cleanup #

May 21, 2023

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Shed Ribbon Cutting #

April 23, 2023

Celebrating the new shed Celebrating the new shed

Shed Construction #

February 18-19, 2023

Volunteers building a garden shed Volunteers building a garden shed Volunteers building a garden shed Volunteers building a garden shed Volunteers building a garden shed Volunteers building a garden shed Shed completed

MLK Day of Service 2023 #

January 16, 2023

Volunteers carrying woodchips into the garden Volunteers carrying woodchips into the garden Volunteers talking A flat, weed-free garden

November 2022 Garden Cleanup #

November 6, 2022

Volunteer holding winter greens for the garden Volunteers cleaning up garden beds Volunteers cleaning up garden beds Volunteers cleaning up garden beds Volunteers cleaning up garden beds Volunteers cleaning up garden beds Volunteers learning about Native American culture Volunteers learning about Native American culture Volunteers making beads out of clay

September 2022 Garden Cleanup #

September 24, 2022

Volunteers posing for a photo in the Abingdon Garden Volunteers working in the Abingdon Garden Volunteer holding a pumpkin in the Abingdon Garden Volunteers clearing garden beds in the Abingdon Garden Volunteers chatting in the Abingdon Garden

Summer 2022 Garden Cleanup #

August 7, 2022

Volunteers working in the Abingdon Garden Looking at Zinnias in the Abingdon Garden Planting seeds for the fall in the Abingdon Garden Volunteers working in the Abingdon Garden

Thriving Plants 2022 #

July 2022

Everything growing in the Abingdon Garden Plant growing in the Abingdon Garden Zinnia growing in the Abingdon Garden Pumpkins growing in the Abingdon Garden Pumpkins growing in the Abingdon Garden Watermelon growing in the Abingdon Garden Okra growing in the Abingdon Garden Squash growing in the Abingdon Garden Pumpkins growing in the Abingdon Garden

Earth Day Cleanup #

April 2, 2022

Volunteers moving woodchips at the Abingdon Garden Volunteers moving woodchips at the Abingdon Garden Volunteers moving woodchips at the Abingdon Garden Volunteers moving woodchips at the Abingdon Garden Volunteers collecting litter on Abingdon's grounds A volunteer with a big bag of litter collected on Abingdon's grounds The garden looking very tidy after woodchips were placed evenly throughout

Donation of Woodchips and Stumps #

April 1, 2022

Thanks to Lancaster Landscapes for their donation of woodchips and stumps.

A dump truck dumping donated woodchips Company and PTA staff posing behind a pile of donated woodchips

Winter Wonderland Cleanup #

February 12, 2022

Children helping clean up the garden at Winter Wonderland Children helping clean up the garden at Winter Wonderland with the Abingdon Cardinal looking at the camera Children helping clean up the garden at Winter Wonderland with the Abingdon Cardinal looking on

MLK Day of Service 2022 #

January 15, 2022

Children and parents digging out a weed from a pile of dirt Abingdon staff and a student posting with a bag containing yard waste taken from the Abingdon garden

Before Cleanup #

December 12, 2021

The Abingdon Garden looking very untidy after being mostly unmaintained during the pandemic The Abingdon Garden looking very untidy after being mostly unmaintained during the pandemic The Abingdon Garden looking very untidy after being mostly unmaintained during the pandemic The Abingdon Garden looking very untidy after being mostly unmaintained during the pandemic

Garden Setup #

May 12, 2018

Volunteers placing mulch in the Abingdon Garden beds Volunteers placing mulch in the Abingdon Garden beds Volunteers posing on top of a pile of mulch in the Abingdon Garden Volunteers placing mulch in the Abingdon Garden beds

Garden Founding #

April 19, 1991

The Abingdon Garden was founded on April 19, 1991. We believe it was the first school garden in Arlington.

Photo from the start of the Abingdon garden