Nature’s Patterns
This gorgeous mandala was created as a professional development exercise by staff members at an early childhood facility that embraces...
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Season Extension
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...
Beautiful Rhythms
We love these ‘boom drums’! The art studio and maintenance staff at this school created these from salvaged 50 gallon drums. The metallic...
Kindness
We love that the children left their carefully decorated river pebbles as a gift for others to enjoy at this natural outdoor learning...
Wild Walks
Children get to ‘walk on the wild side’ on this wheelchair-accessible path at their school. The bright-red berries of the American...
Hedgerows!
Bayberry, cup plant and switchgrass bring great texture, color, fragrance and pollinator value to this outdoor play...
We love Uncle Billy!
We love working with great farmers like Al Dolder, owner of Stonefield Naturals, a central Ohio pork farm. Uncle Billy and the other hogs...
Garden Music
This ‘music wall’ was developed by the art studio staff at an early-childhood school to provide multi-sensory experiences for young...
This Little Piggy...
Check out the Hampshire ‘littles’! We had a blast last night shadowing professional photographer Catherine Murray at Stonefield Naturals,...
Winterberry!
We love how Ohio native winterberry’s (Ilex verticillata) bright red fruit glow in the early fall light! The berries cling to the stem...
Adventures and dreams
Young children can take the wheel and steer into their own dreamy early-fall adventure in this lushly-planted natural outdoor play...
Quiet spaces
A hut constructed of living willow provides a space for quiet small-group play in this natural outdoor learning environment at a...
Pollinator plants
Salvias are not only beautiful in the edible garden, they’re literally magnets for pollinators (and hummingbirds too)!! #kidsgarden...
Matches made in heaven
Purple coneflower and bee balm are great partners in this edible school garden! They both provide valuable nectar to pollinators, and...
The Golden Hour
The ‘golden hour’ on a beautiful early autumn evening in a Columbus, Ohio children’s farm garden.
Goldenrod Love
Goldenrod gives a glowing blast of color in this bird-and-butterfly garden at the entrance to this Columbus, Ohio early childhood school....
Color in the Edible Garden
The teachers at this school asked for more color in their edible garden this summer. Purple and cream petunias give a blast of bright...
Autumn Hues
Slanting rays of sunlight on an early fall evening really saturate the deep, cool hues of these New England asters in a front entrance...
Fun at the Flower Farm
Rows and rows of candy-colored zinnias...what a beautiful sight! We’re having so much fun helping Sackett Farm, a family-owned farm in...
Autumn in the Edible Garden
Garlic chives are such a star in the fall edible garden! Their bright white flower heads are born on stiff stems, and the crisp green...
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