diff --git a/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
index 8db5a5d8c..0c8fc8c45 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= form_for @crop, :html => {:class => 'form-horizontal'} do |f|
+= form_for @crop, :html => {:class => 'form-horizontal', :role => "form"} do |f|
   - if @crop.errors.any?
     #error_explanation
       %h3= "#{pluralize(@crop.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this crop from being saved:"
@@ -13,31 +13,33 @@
       on the Growstuff wiki.
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_field :name
-      %span.help-inline Name in US English; singular; capitalize proper nouns only.
+    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :name, :class => 'form-control'
+      %span.help-block Name in US English; singular; capitalize proper nouns only.
   .form-group
-    = f.label :en_wikipedia_url, 'Wikipedia URL', :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_field :en_wikipedia_url
-      %span.help-inline Link to this crop's page on the English language Wikipedia.
+    = f.label :en_wikipedia_url, 'Wikipedia URL', :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :en_wikipedia_url, :class => 'form-control'
+      %span.help-block Link to this crop's page on the English language Wikipedia.
   .form-group
-    = f.label :parent_id, 'Parent crop', :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = collection_select(:crop, :parent_id, Crop.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => true})
-      %span.help-inline Optional. For setting up crop hierarchies for varieties etc.
+    = f.label :parent_id, 'Parent crop', :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = collection_select(:crop, :parent_id, Crop.all, :id, :name, {:include_blank => true}, :class => 'form-control')
+      %span.help-block Optional. For setting up crop hierarchies for varieties etc.
   %p
     %span.help-block
       You may enter up to 3 scientific names for a crop. Most crops will have only one.
   = f.fields_for :scientific_names do |sn|
     .form-group
-      = sn.label :scientific_name, "Scientific name", :class => 'control-label'
-      .controls
-        = sn.text_field :scientific_name
+      = sn.label :scientific_name, "Scientific name", :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+      .col-md-8
+        = sn.text_field :scientific_name, :class => 'form-control'
+      .col-md-2
         - if sn.object && sn.object.persisted?
           %label.checkbox
             = sn.check_box :_destroy
             = sn.label :_destroy, "Delete"
-  .form-actions
-    = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
+  .form-group
+    .form-actions.col-md-offset-2.col-md-8
+      = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
diff --git a/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml b/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml
index 503481187..8168f30cd 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/forums/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= form_for @forum, :html => { :class => 'form-horizontal' } do |f|
+= form_for @forum, :html => { :class => 'form-horizontal', :role => "form" } do |f|
   - if @forum.errors.any?
     #error_explanation
       %h2= "#{pluralize(@forum.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this forum from being saved:"
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@
           %li= msg
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls= f.text_field :name, :class => 'form-control'
+    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :name, :class => 'form-control'
   .form-group
-    = f.label :description, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls= f.text_area :description, :rows => 6, :class => 'form-control'
+    = f.label :description, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_area :description, :rows => 6, :class => 'form-control'
   .form-group
-    = f.label :owner_id, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls= collection_select(:forum, :owner_id, Member.all, :id, :login_name)
-  .form-actions
-    = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
+    = f.label :owner_id, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = collection_select(:forum, :owner_id, Member.all, :id, :login_name, {}, :class => 'form-control')
+  .form-group
+    .form-actions.col-md-offset-2.col-md-8
+      = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
diff --git a/app/views/gardens/_form.html.haml b/app/views/gardens/_form.html.haml
index 7a1c5e59e..6313762c4 100644
--- a/app/views/gardens/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/gardens/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= form_for(@garden, :html => {:class => "form-horizontal"}) do |f|
+= form_for(@garden, :html => {:class => "form-horizontal", :role => "form"}) do |f|
   - if @garden.errors.any?
     #error_explanation
       %h2= "#{pluralize(@garden.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this garden from being saved:"
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
           %li= msg
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_field :name
+    = f.label :name, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :name, :class => 'form-control'
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :description, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_area :description, :rows => 6
+    = f.label :description, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_area :description, :rows => 6, :class => 'form-control'
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :location, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_field :location, :value => @garden.location || current_member.location
+    = f.label :location, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :location, :value => @garden.location || current_member.location, :class => 'form-control'
       %span.help-block
         If you have a location set in your profile, it will be used when
         you create a new garden.
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@
           =link_to "Change your location.", edit_member_registration_path
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :area, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.number_field :area, :class => 'input-small'
-      = f.select(:area_unit, Garden::AREA_UNITS_VALUES, {:include_blank => false}, :class => 'input-medium')
+    = f.label :area, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-2
+      = f.number_field :area, :class => 'input-small form-control'
+    .col-md-2
+      = f.select(:area_unit, Garden::AREA_UNITS_VALUES, {:include_blank => false}, :class => 'form-control')
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label 'Active? ', :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
+    = f.label 'Active? ', :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
       = f.check_box :active
-      %span.help-inline
-        You can mark a garden as inactive if you no longer use it.
+      You can mark a garden as inactive if you no longer use it.
 
-
-  .form-actions
-    = f.submit 'Save Garden', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
+  .form-group
+    .form-actions.col-md-offset-2.col-md-8
+      = f.submit 'Save Garden', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
diff --git a/app/views/scientific_names/_form.html.haml b/app/views/scientific_names/_form.html.haml
index 2ee348e4a..e8d08978a 100644
--- a/app/views/scientific_names/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/scientific_names/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-= form_for @scientific_name, :html => {:class => 'form-horizontal'} do |f|
+= form_for @scientific_name, :html => {:class => 'form-horizontal', :role => "form"} do |f|
   - if @scientific_name.errors.any?
     #error_explanation
       %h2= "#{pluralize(@scientific_name.errors.count, "error")} prohibited this scientific_name from being saved:"
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
       on the Growstuff wiki.
 
   .form-group
-    = f.label :crop_id, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = collection_select(:scientific_name, :crop_id, Crop.all, :id, :name, :selected => @scientific_name.crop_id || @crop.id)
+    = f.label :crop_id, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = collection_select(:scientific_name, :crop_id, Crop.all, :id, :name, { :selected => @scientific_name.crop_id || @crop.id }, :class => 'form-control')
   .form-group
-    = f.label :scientific_name, :class => 'control-label'
-    .controls
-      = f.text_field :scientific_name
-  .form-actions
-    = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'
+    = f.label :scientific_name, :class => 'control-label col-md-2'
+    .col-md-8
+      = f.text_field :scientific_name, :class => 'form-control'
+  .form-group
+    .form-actions.col-md-offset-2.col-md-8
+      = f.submit 'Save', :class => 'btn btn-primary'