Spice bush (Lindera benzoin) has dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers that bloom before the leaves open along the twigs. Their...

Getting ready to lay out the new growing beds at Sackett Farm in Delaware. What better way to spend a misty, moody March morning, right?!!...

A sensory wall offers outdoor play opportunities for children of all abilities on a bright, blue sky winter afternoon. ...

Sooo...here’s what happens at a central Ohio flower farm in mid-winter! Kudos to our consulting client Amy Eiken of Sackett Farms for...

We have natural medicine all around us! Evergreens make great tea; I steeped clusters of Eastern white pine needles in very hot water and...

Row covers are such an easy season-extension strategy! Bright orange hot peppers and sunny golden Swiss chard wait patiently for harvest...

We popped some tiny evergreens in the accessible and regular raised beds at this early-childhood center for the children to decorate for...

Ahhhh, that soft, golden late-fall light! It’s so beautiful! We’re out in the natural outdoor play environment at this school planning...

This native pawpaw, tucked beneath the canopy of a huge mulberry, provides spectacular late fall color after blessing the homeowner with...

This gorgeous mandala was created as a professional development exercise by staff members at an early childhood facility that embraces...

Row covers are such a quick, easy way to extend the season for cool season crops. Simply spread it over raised garden beds and weigh it...

We love these ‘boom drums’! The art studio and maintenance staff at this school created these from salvaged 50 gallon drums. The metallic...

We love that the children left their carefully decorated river pebbles as a gift for others to enjoy at this natural outdoor learning...

Children get to ‘walk on the wild side’ on this wheelchair-accessible path at their school. The bright-red berries of the American...

Bayberry, cup plant and switchgrass bring great texture, color, fragrance and pollinator value to this outdoor play...

We love working with great farmers like Al Dolder, owner of Stonefield Naturals, a central Ohio pork farm. Uncle Billy and the other hogs...

This ‘music wall’ was developed by the art studio staff at an early-childhood school to provide multi-sensory experiences for young...

Check out the Hampshire ‘littles’! We had a blast last night shadowing professional photographer Catherine Murray at Stonefield Naturals,...

We love how Ohio native winterberry’s (Ilex verticillata) bright red fruit glow in the early fall light! The berries cling to the stem...

Young children can take the wheel and steer into their own dreamy early-fall adventure in this lushly-planted natural outdoor play...