The Children's Garden Area

The Children's Garden is a delightful place to spend time. Full of bees, butterflies, rabbits, and other critters, it is also home to a family of ground hogs. Many of the plants have animal names. The red and purple Bee-Balm (Monarda didyma) attract the flying insects and hummingbirds. A tricycle is parked in the shade of the Banana Trees. The huge leaves of the Elephant Ears(Colocasia esculenta) dance in the gentle breezes. The spider plants (Cleome) have large, showy blooms. They reseed with abandon. So a few will fill your garden in just a few seasons. Children can skip along the curvy paths and pass under the pint-sized arbor. A giant black spider sits atop her twig web. Hens and chicks (Sempervivum) fill shoes and crevices. There is a 'bed' of flowers and a vegetable garden. Two bog gardens are filled with carnivorous, insect-eating plants. Whoever thought a fly would be a plant's delicious lunch. Butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii) are covered with butterflies. A Dragon's Claw Willow (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa') is near the gazebo. It is a small tree with contorted branches. There are herbs for smelling and tasting. Do the leaves of the Elephant Ears look like elephant ears? Did Bee-Balm get its name because it looks like a bee or because the flowers are covered with bees? After meandering along the paths, sit in the covered gazebo and watch the birds at the feeders and in the trees. Listen to their songs. Watch the bees and butterflies flit from flower to flower. And if you're very lucky, you may just see a baby deer grazing in the grass or sleeping under the shrubs. Even the fawns know they have a home in the children's garden.

                                                             What a wonderful world we have.

Visit our Childrens Garden