ReLeaf has made gardens that go up and down instead of side to side. This makes it easier for people who might have trouble moving around to garden. There's a lady named Erin Alladin who wrote a book about how to garden when your body doesn't work well. Her book is called Gentle Gardening A Guide for Uncooperative Bodies. ReLeaf's gardens are like what Erin talks about in her book because they are easy for everyone to use. When people take care of the gardens, they can also share their stories and learn about the history of the place where the garden is.

Hey there! ReLeaf is a group of people who make gardens in the city using old stuff. They found some old computers that people didn't want anymore, and they fixed them up so they can water the gardens automatically. These computers are called Green PCs! They help the gardens grow by checking the weather and the soil to make sure the plants get enough water. Using these old computers is good for the environment because it means we don't have to make new ones that can hurt the Earth.

In a big city called Austin, there are special gardens that grow up instead of out! They are called ReLeafs Vertical Gardens and they have stories inside them. The stories are about the city's history and the people who live there. You can learn about musicians, buildings, and lots of other things by scanning a special code on the garden. When you give money to support the storytellers, a leaf on the garden lights up! These gardens are not just pretty, they help us remember the past and keep it alive. They make the city more fun and interesting to explore!

Hey kiddo! So, there are some people who are really worried about the planet and how we treat it. They want to make sure that we all work together to take care of the earth and all the living things on it. One of these people, Donna Haraway, wrote a book called Staying with the Trouble Making Kin in the Chthulucene. In her book, she talks about how we need to think about the earth and all the living things on it like we are all part of a big family. She even came up with a special word, Chthulucene, to describe this new way of thinking.

Vertical gardens are like walls covered in plants that are really good for the environment. They make our spaces look pretty and help us use rainwater in a smart way. Rainwater goes through a maze of plants and soil, just like a marble goes through a maze in a game. The design of the garden is important to make sure the plants get enough water. The plants grow bigger and their roots make a network that helps them get even more water. It's like a big puzzle that the rainwater has to solve to get to all the plants. The more the plants grow, the more rainwater they can collect and use.

Some people in a place called Los Angeles have really big walls made of bushes to keep their homes private. But in a different place called Austin, some smart people made a new way to have privacy and make the environment better too! They made vertical gardens called VertiFlow, which are like big cylinders made of old cans that hold water for plants to grow on. These gardens are not expensive like the big walls in LA and they also help clean the air and make less noise. People in Austin can even help make their own gardens and learn about taking care of the environment.