🌿 Classes & Camps with The Garden Nerd
Grow your skills. Grow together.
Whether you’re a beginner wanting to dig into gardening basics or a family looking for a fun, hands-on summer experience, you’re in the right place. This is where you’ll find both our free garden classes and our seasonal Garden Nerd Camps—each designed to make growing simple, joyful, and meaningful.
We keep it casual, science-backed, and always rooted in love for the desert garden.
Garden Nerd Club Members get access to recordings of all classes and 15% off all camps. Learn more or join here.
Garden Nerd Summer Camp
Ages 6–12 + Parents (or solo campers 10–12)
🗓️ July 7-10 | 🕐 10:00am – 11:30 each day | 📍 2401 E Baseline Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234
🎟️ Registration now open – limited to 20 campers per session
A Camp for Families Who Love to Grow Together
This isn’t your average kids’ camp. Garden Nerd Summer Camp is designed for kids and their grown-ups to dig, plant, snack, and create side by side. Over four hands-on days, you’ll learn the magic of how plants grow, build beautiful projects, and take home everything you make—including your own mango tree!
We’ll keep it cool (it’s indoors!), fun, and deeply connected to nature. Expect dirt under your nails, mango on your hands, and smiles all around.
🌿 What You’ll Do
Each day includes a fun, easy-to-understand garden lesson (10 minutes) followed by a hands-on planting activity that brings it to life.
| Day | Theme | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | How Seeds Wake Up | Eat mangos & papayas, plant seeds in pots to take home |
| Tuesday | Tiny Worlds: What is a Microclimate? | Build your own terrarium with live plants |
| Wednesday | Why Do Plants Smell? | Paint pots and plant your own herb garden (basil, mint, oregano) |
| Thursday | The Fastest Tree in the Desert | Plant Moringa seeds in biodegradable pots and reflect on the week |
Every camper takes home their planted projects each day and receives a Garden Nerd Summer Camp t-shirt.
💰 Pricing
Parent + 1 Child: $350
Additional Child: +$150
Solo Camper (ages 10–12 only): $200
🟢 Garden Nerd Club Members save 15%!
🧢 Includes all materials, supplies, t-shirts, and plants.
✅ What to Expect
Indoor, air-conditioned space with access to water
All supplies and materials provided
A fun, guided experience led by The Garden Nerd team
Take-home instructions for each plant project
📅 Ready to Grow With Us?
Spots are limited to just 20 campers.
Click below to register and reserve your place in the garden.