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Our urban gardens are living classrooms suitable for educating all ages (our youngest tour group was three years old). The gardens are used in several Georgetown courses, including:
Mary Nguyen presents at the Biology Department's Research Intensive Senior Experience (RISE) Poster Session in May 2025
From left to right: Alexandra DeCandia, Mary Nguyen, Gina Wimp, Adriane Fugh-Berman
The gardens are also used in various research projects. We’ve grown turtleheads to feed Baltimore checkerspot butterflies for one research project, hosted campus-wide Bioblitzes, and provided abundant insects for various projects. Below-ground biodiversity is important as well. The latest research highlights diversity density, the number of species per square meter, and ecosystem function in urban gardens.
Here's how Urban Herbs builds on the traditional wisdom of gardening
Here's how Urban Herbs builds on the traditional wisdom of gardening
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