diff --git a/app/models/garden.rb b/app/models/garden.rb
index ecacfc17f..8edbbda0b 100644
--- a/app/models/garden.rb
+++ b/app/models/garden.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ class Garden < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
 
     return unique_plantings[0..3]
+  end
 
+  def to_s
+    name
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
index 4a01f43d3..2527ea7f9 100644
--- a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ describe Garden do
     @garden.owner.should be_an_instance_of Member
   end
 
+  it "should stringify as its name" do
+    @garden.to_s.should == @garden.name
+  end
+
   context "featured plantings" do
     before :each do
       @tomato = FactoryGirl.create(:tomato)