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The Children’s Garden at Stanley Park
December 2005
Karen E. Templeton
PURPOSE
• Provide a safe environment where children of all ages can enjoy the beauty and mystery of nature.
• Encourage and inspire learning, curiosity, and love of plants and nature in children.
• Provide training for teachers who would like to include gardening and an outdoor classroom in their curriculum.
• Let children have FUN!!!!!
What do Children Want?
• Fruit trees
• Flowers
• Tree-houses
• Ponds
• Birds
• Cornstalks
THE DESIGN CONCEPT
• A Grand Entrance Area
• Playgrounds
• A Cultivated Garden Area
• A Natural Woodland Area
The Children’s Garden Main Entrance
• Picture of MAIN GATE to be inserted here:
Children’s Playground
Actual photos of new playscape to be shown here.
A Cultivated Garden Area
• A Child’s Playhouse
• A Mulberry Fortress
• An Evergreen Maze Garden
• A Herb Garden w/Sun Dial
• A Flower Garden
• A Vegetable Garden including popcorn, pumpkins and gourds
Child Playhouse
(drawing of playhouse to be inserted)
The Disabled Garden
• Photos/drawings of wheelchairs, ramps, etc. to be included
The Garden Size
• Everything in the garden the children’s garden from doorways, arbors and playhouse is to be child sized.
Flower Garden
Grandma’s Porch
• Photo to be drawn
Plant Selection
• Interest and Delight Children
• Ensure Maximum Color, Form, Fragrance. and interest from spring to fall
• Include as many Native Plants as possible.
• Hardy and drought tolerant
• Come from local nurseries
Garden Docents
• Recruit and train volunteers to be friendly, knowledgeable figures in the Garden.
CONCLUSION
• Children need to have contact and meaningful experiences with plants and gardens.
• Children’s gardens are gardens of JOY that tickle our hearts and mind with childlike, effervescent energy and delight.