diff --git a/buildozer/__init__.py b/buildozer/__init__.py
index d9a5c85..3a7ba07 100644
--- a/buildozer/__init__.py
+++ b/buildozer/__init__.py
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ class Buildozer(object):
         self.info('Check application requirements')
         self.check_application_requirements()
 
+        self.info('Check garden requirements')
+        self.check_garden_requirements()
+
         self.info('Compile platform')
         self.target.compile_platform()
 
@@ -405,6 +408,38 @@ class Buildozer(object):
                 env=self.env_venv,
                 cwd=self.buildozer_dir)
 
+    def check_garden_requirements(self):
+        '''Ensure required garden packages are available to be included.
+        '''
+        garden_requirements = self.config.getlist('app',
+                'garden_requirements', '')
+
+        # have we installed the garden packages?
+        if exists(self.gardenlibs_dir) and \
+                self.state.get('cache.gardenlibs', '') == garden_requirements:
+            self.debug('Garden requirements already installed, pass')
+            return
+
+        self._ensure_virtualenv()
+        self.cmd('pip-2.7 install Kivy-Garden==0.1.1', env=self.env_venv)
+
+        # recreate gardenlibs
+        self.rmdir(self.gardenlibs_dir)
+        self.mkdir(self.gardenlibs_dir)
+
+        for requirement in garden_requirements:
+            self._install_garden_package(requirement)
+
+        # save gardenlibs state
+        self.state['cache.gardenlibs'] = garden_requirements
+
+    def _install_garden_package(self, package):
+        self._ensure_virtualenv()
+        self.debug('Install garden package {} in buildozer_dir'.format(package))
+        self.cmd('garden install --app {}'.format(package),
+                env=self.env_venv,
+                cwd=self.buildozer_dir)
+
     def _ensure_virtualenv(self):
         if hasattr(self, 'venv'):
             return
@@ -561,6 +596,7 @@ class Buildozer(object):
     def build_application(self):
         self._copy_application_sources()
         self._copy_application_libs()
+        self._copy_garden_libs()
         self._add_sitecustomize()
 
     def _copy_application_sources(self):
@@ -649,6 +685,9 @@ class Buildozer(object):
         # copy also the libs
         copytree(self.applibs_dir, join(self.app_dir, '_applibs'))
 
+    def _copy_garden_libs(self):
+        copytree(self.gardenlibs_dir, join(self.app_dir, 'libs'))
+
     def _add_sitecustomize(self):
         copyfile(join(dirname(__file__), 'sitecustomize.py'),
                 join(self.app_dir, 'sitecustomize.py'))
@@ -698,6 +737,10 @@ class Buildozer(object):
     def applibs_dir(self):
         return join(self.buildozer_dir, 'applibs')
 
+    @property
+    def gardenlibs_dir(self):
+        return join(self.buildozer_dir, 'libs')
+
     @property
     def global_buildozer_dir(self):
         return join(expanduser('~'), '.buildozer')
diff --git a/buildozer/default.spec b/buildozer/default.spec
index ac78ca5..3661d2e 100644
--- a/buildozer/default.spec
+++ b/buildozer/default.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ version.filename = %(source.dir)s/main.py
 # (list) Application requirements
 requirements = kivy
 
+# (list) Garden requirements
+#garden_requirements =
+
 # (str) Presplash of the application
 #presplash.filename = %(source.dir)s/data/presplash.png