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...
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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...
Children's Outdoor Play Kitchen
What better place to be on a summer’s evening than the outdoor play kitchen at this children’s farm garden, right? Let’s make a salad!
Green Roof for a Fairy House
A fairy hut at an early-childhood school received a fun green-roof hairdo today! The composite lumber roof was covered with heavy plastic...
Spring Moments by the Creekbed
The hot pink flowers on a native redbud tree and organic sculptures crafted by children from river pebbles from the creekbed take...
Succulent Spring Salads
There are few things better than a chopped salad made of spring edibles from my yard! Harvested natives include redbud flower clusters,...
Spicy Spring Scents
Spice bush (Lindera benzoin) has dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers that bloom before the leaves open along the twigs. Their...
Spring at Sackett Farm
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?!!...
Sensory Fun in Nature
A sensory wall offers outdoor play opportunities for children of all abilities on a bright, blue sky winter afternoon. ...
Winter Fun at the Farm
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...
Plants as Medicine
We have natural medicine all around us! Evergreens make great tea; I steeped clusters of Eastern white pine needles in very hot water and...
Garden Gold!
Row covers are such an easy season-extension strategy! Bright orange hot peppers and sunny golden Swiss chard wait patiently for harvest...
Holiday Fun in the Garden
We popped some tiny evergreens in the accessible and regular raised beds at this early-childhood center for the children to decorate for...
Sunlit Fall Play
Ahhhh, that soft, golden late-fall light! It’s so beautiful! We’re out in the natural outdoor play environment at this school planning...
Pawpaw Patch
This native pawpaw, tucked beneath the canopy of a huge mulberry, provides spectacular late fall color after blessing the homeowner with...
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