Children’s Garden

Tour

The Children’s Garden is a place where both children and parents can delight in exploring the natural world.   We hope to provide ideas for creating gardening fun in your own yard and community.

Enter the garden from one side under a weeping mulberry tree---a perfect place for a game of hide and seek.  As you walk down the yellow brick road, you can begin a game of hopscotch.

In the summer, you can walk into the “house of sunflowers.”  Be sure to tell our curious stone turtle in there, “Hello!”  Outside near the fence, can you find the mason bee hotel?

Across the little road there is a lending library where you can exchange a book or sit on the grass to read.  Near the library box is a sun-warmed birdbath.  In the nearby tree hang bird feeders.  Can you find them?  If you are very still, you may see birds eating there.

As you go further into the garden, you will see a boat which you can sail yourself.  A little further on is a rock-bound reflection pool.  Can you see your face?

To the left is a checkerboard with giant checkers, and a board that tells you how to play a game.  A sandbox near the checkerboard sits next to Alice in Wonderland, the Red Queen, and the Mad Hatter.  Come and play.  Enjoy a snack at the big red picnic table near the pine tree or under the apple tree near Alice.

Have fun, and come again soon.