COMMUNITY · ENVIRONMENT · EDUCATION
Tracking what matters.
The Corner Garden exists to create value beyond its own bottom line. This page tracks how we're doing that through seedlings, in schools, in gardens and in hours given to people who need them. Updated as we grow.
OUTCOMES TO DATE
What we’ve measured so far.
1173
SEEDLINGS INTO MELBOURNE GARDENS
3
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED
264
SEEDLINGS DONATED TO SCHOOLS / CHILDCARE
17
DISCOUNTED FINE GARDENING HOURS
Outcome tracking protocols are in development — we're adding rigour as we grow. Get in touch if you'd like to collaborate on evaluation.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Pollinator friendly seedlings into Melbourne gardens.
Every seedling sold through The Corner Garden's monthly pollinator packs or seedling sales is a pollinator-friendly species. We select cultivars that pollinators can easily access and have not had their pollen bred out. The profit from every Pollinator Pack funds our Growing Gardeners school program.
Seedlings by type - to date
Native flowers and ground cover
30%
Non-native flowers
70%
Where they’ve gone
Private gardens in Melbourne’s inner West and North
Via monthly Pollinator Packs and seasonal seedling sales
Footscray West Primary School
Growing Gardeners program - 72-cell tray of natives
Footscray City Primary School
Growing Gardeners program - 72-cell tray of seedlings
Gowrie @ The Harbour Childcare Centre
Three-year old kindergarten gardening
What makes a seedling pollinator friendly?
We select cultivars that are known to attract pollinators, and that have accessible pollen and nectar. Our seedling list is curated from personal growing experience, attracting native pollinators to The Corner Garden.
Pollinator Packs on sale monthly
Profits fund Growing Gardeners school program
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
From little things, big things grow.
Curriculum-aligned growing programs for early childhood and primary education. Real soil, real seedling, real seasons. Each institution receives 72-cell seedling trays at no cost, this program is fully funded by Pollinator Pack sales.
ACTIVE
Footscray City Primary School
Funded by February 2026 Pollinator Packs
School entrance identified as first opportunity for improved native planting
Site visit completed, first growing sites identified with high-level site assessment
Seed sowing with representatives from the environment and gardening student teams
Plant labelling, seed sowing education and germination updates provided
Pant profiles and planting plan templates support students to apply their maths and science learning to their school garden.
Growing guide and planting plan template provided to support student learning
Currently nurturing early seedlings to develop with organic soil materials and amendments
Ready for autumn planting.
“Thank you for sending the information through- it's incredibly helpful and visual. It will be really exciting to go through with the kids!!
Thanks again for your visit and for the time taken on all of this. See you next term.”
CLASSROOM TEACHER · FOOTSCRAY WEST
ACTIVE
Footscray West Primary School
Funded by March 2026 Pollinator Packs
Site visit completed, first growing sites identified with high-level site assessment
Current herb garden, sensory garden and butterfly garden areas identified for improvement
Recent funding completed, currently planning seed sowing
A combination of native and non-native plants to be used, incorporating learning into term 3 STEAM classes.
2025
Funded by 2025 Pollinator Packs
Gowrie @ The Harbour Childcare Centre
More than 120 seedlings donated to three-year old kindergarten class
Seedlings included natives and non-natives in newspaper pots to educate children on no-waste practices
Seed sowing in soil blocks
Two 2-hour sessions teaching children how to use soil blocks to sow seeds, mix soil and amendments
“Thank you for supporting our gardening program with the children the other day. During group time today we also talked about worms, and the children decided to create a worm farm in our room—we’ll make sure to look after them well!
Thank you once again for your support. The children absolutely loved your gardening session.”
KINDER TEACHER · GOWRIE