R.H. Dana Garden
On Friday, November 8th, 2024 RH Dana revealed our beautiful new school garden. Six raised planter beds are surrounded by native plants and shrubs, and the area is ready for students and families to learn, enjoy, and create a connection to the earth in what used to be an unused patch of green grass.
We graciously thank our donors and families for contributing to the planning and development of this project. Specifically, we would like to thank RH parents Nate Magnusson of Magnusson Design Studio and Mauricio Espinosa of Burgeoning Architects for the planning and continued efforts to make this dream a reality. The Rotary Club of Dana Point, Dana Point Nursery, and Plant Depot all made significant contributions of time, soil, wood, and plants. The Municipal Water District of Orange County helped with all necessary planning and facilitated an $11K rebate toward the cost of the project. Our school district maintenance and landscaping departments also worked collaboratively with Dana Pacific Landscaping, our amazing contractor, throughout the process. Finally, our parents, students and families contributed all the plants, trees, rock labor and now, continue to contribute with garden lessons!
Get Involved
If you are a parent and you would like to get involved, reach out to your child's teacher. There are many ways to contribute from garden lessons for your child's class, to garden maintenance and supplies.
Background
Since coming to R.H. Dana, our principal hoped we would one day have a garden like she had at her previous school. We had an unused grassy area near our kindergarten classrooms that was the perfect spot. Thanks to generous donations from our school community for the 2023 Jogathon, we raised enough money to be able to kick start the planning for the garden. The following are the architectural renderings that were created to visualize what the R.H. Dana garden would look like once completed.
We have come a long way and the end result is amazing. Thank you for your support!