We’re in Texas Gardener Magazine!

While many classrooms have taken a well-earned summer break, our Creek Campus garden has continued to thrive. 

We’re deeply grateful to Stephanie Saldivar and Elanna, who have been tending to our Living Classroom alongside Gardening Guide Lucille Berrones, throughout the summer months, making sure everything keeps growing, blooming, and bearing fruit.

Right now, native milkweeds are settling beautifully into our pollinator garden, and zinnias and cosmos are adding bursts of color while welcoming beneficial insects. The sunflowers are stretching toward the sky, cucumbers and summer squash are ripening, and our students’ favorite—edible tasting greens—are thriving under the sun. These plants not only nourish us, but also support birds, butterflies, and bees that are essential to the garden’s balance.

We’re also excited to share that the Creek Campus Garden is featured in the July/August issue of Texas Gardener magazine! The article highlights how our garden—and even our Bird’s Nest space—is intentionally designed to help students form deep connections to nature. A special thank-you to outgoing Elementary Director Tim Reilly and Lucille for helping bring this story to life, and to our high school director, Dr. Avé Luke-Simpson, for putting into words what many of us feel:

Read the full feature here: Texas Gardener – July/August 2025 PDF, pick up the magazine at a local plant nursery, or subscribe here!

Learn more about the vision behind our Living Classroom: Teaching Philosophy PDF

Whether through planting, tasting, or observing, our students are learning how to be stewards of the earth—one sunflower, squash, or milkweed at a time.