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...

A hut constructed of living willow provides a space for quiet small-group play in this natural outdoor learning environment at a...

Salvias are not only beautiful in the edible garden, they’re literally magnets for pollinators (and hummingbirds too)!! #kidsgarden...

Purple coneflower and bee balm are great partners in this edible school garden! They both provide valuable nectar to pollinators, and...

The ‘golden hour’ on a beautiful early autumn evening in a Columbus, Ohio children’s farm garden.

Goldenrod gives a glowing blast of color in this bird-and-butterfly garden at the entrance to this Columbus, Ohio early childhood school....

The teachers at this school asked for more color in their edible garden this summer. Purple and cream petunias give a blast of bright...

Slanting rays of sunlight on an early fall evening really saturate the deep, cool hues of these New England asters in a front entrance...