Magic in a Children’s Sensory Garden
This fritillary butterfly seems to enjoy the purple top vervain and white geraniums in this sensory garden as much as the children do!...
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Sensory Gardens
We had so much fun planting these big galvanized stock tanks with sensory plants at this Columbus, Ohio early-childhood center for young...
Flower Power
‘Blue Horizon’ ageratum and white lisianthus in the flower production field at Sackett Farm in Delaware absolutely glow on this misty,...
Happy, Hardy Hibiscus!
Hardy hibiscus flourish in the moist edges of the river-rock ‘creekbed’ in this Integrity-designed natural play environment for young...
Slide into Nature
Traditional play equipment can be seamlessly incorporated into natural outdoor learning environments for children. A...
Cup plant: Use with Care
Cup plant back-lit by the rays of the late day August sun creates a colorful allee in this raingarden planting in an Integrity-designed...
Summer Shade
Native switchgrass and American cranberrybush viburnum create a shady summer seating nook in this Integrity-designed natural outdoor play...
Outdoor Kitchen Fun
Young children can create mud pies or wash produce from their edible garden in this outdoor kitchen. The kitchen was custom-crafted by...
Summer in the Rain Garden
This Integrity project for a multi-sensory children’s garden at a public library includes a large raingarden bed to absorb previously...
Accessible School Gardens
A wheelchair-accessible raised bed and an outdoor classroom create a fun, inviting space at this Integrity-designed natural outdoor play...
School Garden Spaces
Schoolyards can be dull and uninspiring or lush, delicious, beautiful, fun, educational and healthy for people and the planet! The farm...
Natives in the City
Native plants aren’t just for ‘wild’ yards…they can also provide hardy, beautiful form, scent, texture and color to urban garden...
Urban Inspiration
One of the most delightful aspects of being a professional landscape designer has been experiencing beautiful landscapes (natural and...
Natural Fun for Young Children
Fun design for a Transitional Nature Garden Space at a central Ohio early-childhood center! The children and staff have to cross a busy...
Winter Edible Garden
It’s always SO fun to see an Integrity design go into the ground! Huge thanks to my project partners: The Local Gardener for wonderful...
Contrast in the Fall Garden
The fragrant, silvery foliage of mountain mint and winterberry’s bright crimson berries make such a dramatic statement in this public...
Fall in the Poetry Garden
A sign in this library poetry garden, an Integrity design project from some years back, is beautifully wreathed in Northern sea oats. We...
Rain Gardens!
Purple coneflower, Black-eyed Susan and perennial ageratum are not only colorful, they help absorb rainwater runoff from the parking...
The Golden Hour
This play barn constructed of salvaged wood beams and siding from historic Ohio barns has survived almost 20 years of creative play at...
Flowers on the Fairy Hut Roof
This recently-planted fairy hut green roof in the outdoor learning environment at a Columbus early-childhood center is literally...