RHS School Gardening Awards
Level 4

Level 4 focuses on gardening for wildlife and using gardening to support the curriculum. It is also about inspiring others beyond your school by sharing plants and seeds

How do we achieve Level 4?

To achieve Level 4, you need to demonstrate the following:

  • Our gardening supports wildlife
  • We use gardening to support the curriculum
  • We share our plants or seeds with others

How do we apply?

Log in to your account to submit your evidence to reach the RHS Level 4 Award

children gardening

When your school is ready to apply for Level 4, please submit up to 100 words for each of the above criteria explaining how you have met each one. Please show how at least 10 pupils have been involved when you submit your evidence. You are welcome to include quotes from children and young people as part of your submission.

Submit evidence for your school

Rewards

Once you have achieved Level 4 of the RHS School Gardening Awards, you will receive the following rewards to promote and celebrate your achievement:

  • A certificate
  • A digital logo
  • State-funded schools will also receive a £50 National Garden Gift Card
School Gardening Award submissions are assessed twice a month, and rewards will arrive within 15 working days of successful assessment. If we need any further information to help assess the level, we will be in touch by email.

Information and resources to support your submission:

Our gardening supports wildlife

How are you encouraging and protecting wildlife? This might include:

We use gardening to support our curriculum

Gardening enriches the entire curriculum from science, literacy and maths, to geography, art and design and PSHE. This might include:

  • Designing and producing signs for the growing area
  • Cooking harvested produce
  • Using nature as inspiration for poetry or art

We share our plants or seeds with others

Sharing plants or seeds can be a first step in using gardening to connect with others within and beyond the school. The focus here is sharing rather than selling. This might include:

  • Sharing plants or seeds with another class at your school
  • Children and young people taking plants or seeds home to grow with their families
  • Establishing a collection point for the local community

  • Organising or attending a plant or seed-sharing event
  • Sharing plants or seeds with a local school or nursery
  • Sharing plants with a local residential home

Ready to progress?

Find out how you can achieve the next level.

Level 5 

Get involved

The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.