This diploma thesis explores the potential of school gardens as a learning environment for realizing Biology and Natural History lessons on the topic of Vertebrates. The theoretical part of the thesis includes a brief overview of history of school gardens in Czech Republic, Europe and worldwide, the legislative on keeping animals on school property, available methodology and relevant parts of RVP ZV dealing with education outside the classroom, and a summary of literary works dealing with this topic. The empirical part provides data gathered through questionnaires and interviews with Czech Natural History and Biology teachers while focusing on finding specific information for the use of school gardens in practice. The methodological part consists of newly created materials and additional suggestions on teaching zoology lessons with focus on Vertebrates in school gardens and school-owned properties situated outside. Said materials will be ready-to-use for Natural History and Biology teachers and can serve as an inspiration for follow-up research on this topic. Thesis aims 1. Description of school garden education as a specific form of field education based on a literature search. 2. Description of ways of using school gardens in the topic of Vertebrates based on a questionnaire survey and interview. 3. Determination of the potential of school gardens for use in the subject of Natural History on the basis of a questionnaire survey among teachers of Brno primary schools. 4. Development of methodology and materials for teaching selected topics in school gardens.