RHS School Gardening Awards Level 3

Level 3 is about extending the range of plants you grow, keeping your plants healthy and using planet-friendly approaches when you garden.

How do we achieve Level 3?

To achieve Level 3, you need to demonstrate the following:

We grow and can name a range of plants
We keep our plants healthy
We are planet-friendly gardeners

When you're ready to apply for Level 3, please submit up to 100 words for each of the above criteria. For school submissions, 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

Information and resources to support your submission:

We grow and can name a range of plants	We keep our plants healthy	We are planet-friendly gardeners
This is an opportunity to tell us about some of the different plants you are growing and caring for. This might include: Indoor plants Spring bulbs Vegetables, salads and herbs Shrubs and hedges Flowering plants for pollinators Fruit trees or bushes	What are children and young people doing to encourage healthy plants? This might include: Adding compost, leaf mould or manure to enrich the soil Planting sun-loving plants in the sun and shade-loving plants in the shade Thinning seedlings to give plants space to thrive Putting mulch round plants to retain soil moisture Protecting plants from slugs and snails, for example by encouraging more wildlife predators Cleaning plant pots before sowing seeds or pricking out seedlings	We can all help tackle the causes and effects of climate change. This might include: Reducing, reusing and recycling garden equipment such as pots, labels and string Using peat-free compost Using a water butt or another container to collect and store rainwater Planting drought-resistant plants Planting a tree Growing your own vegetables
Useful resources: How to grow salad leaf crops Flower seeds to sow throughout the year	Useful resources: Weeding and thinning flower seedlings Mulch your garden	Useful resources: Gardening for the environment A guide to greening your school

We grow and can name a range of plants

We keep our plants healthy

We are planet-friendly gardeners

This is an opportunity to tell us about some of the different plants you are growing and caring for.

This might include:

Indoor plants
Spring bulbs
Vegetables, salads and herbs
Shrubs and hedges
Flowering plants for pollinators
Fruit trees or bushes

What are children and young people doing to encourage healthy plants?

This might include:

Adding compost, leaf mould or manure to enrich the soil
Planting sun-loving plants in the sun and shade-loving plants in the shade
Thinning seedlings to give plants space to thrive
Putting mulch round plants to retain soil moisture
Protecting plants from slugs and snails, for example by encouraging more wildlife predators
Cleaning plant pots before sowing seeds or pricking out seedlings

We can all help tackle the causes and effects of climate change.

This might include:

Reducing, reusing and recycling garden equipment such as pots, labels and string
Using peat-free compost
Using a water butt or another container to collect and store rainwater
Planting drought-resistant plants
Planting a tree
Growing your own vegetables

Useful resources:

Ready for the next level?

Level 4

School rewards

Achieve Level 3 and receive:

A certificate and a digital logo to promote and celebrate your achievement

To help you move up to Level 4, you'll also receive:

£50 National Garden Gift Voucher
The RHS book 'The Little Book of Wildlife Gardening'
A selection of Mr Fothergill's seeds*

* Due to postal restrictions we are only able to send seeds to addresses in England, Scotland and Wales.

Group and individual rewards

Achieve Level 3 and receive:

A certificate and a digital logo to promote and celebrate your achievement

To help you move up to Level 4, you'll also receive:

A selection of Mr Fothergill's seeds*

* Due to postal restrictions we are only able to send seeds to addresses in England, Scotland and Wales.