The ACCESS Gardens horticultural program offers weekly gardening lessons along with a vocational education course. The coursework uses a textbook and lab book written by Norma Simmons, vocational education instructor, and Tammy Simmons, ACCESS CEO and co-founder. In conjunction with academic work, the school greenhouse and garden area offer a hands-on laboratory for learning and practicing horticulture principles.

Students learn about basic plant care, propagation, container garden design, lawn care maintenance, landscaping and floral design.

ACCESS Gardens Friday Plant Sales
All proceeds benefit ACCESS programs and services.
Every Friday in May, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, special Mother's Day Plant Sale, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
at the ACCESS Stella Boyle Smith Campus, 10618 Breckenridge Dr.

Our plant sales don't stop beyond the the Spring Plant Sale weekend! Now through May 28, enjoy a beautiful selection of high-quality plants to spruce up your home this season! Flowers, herbs, hanging baskets, mixed containers and more!

No ACCESS Gardens event would be complete without the highly–coveted Don’s T, available for $5 per gallon. ACCESS students help make Don’s T, a powerful, popular and all-natural fertilizer used at ACCESS Gardens. This best-selling organic plant food is a highly aerated water nutrient solution, containing beneficial bacteria, fungi, protozoa and nematodes obtained from worm droppings, as well as nutrients and minerals.