My Big Backyard, The Children’s Garden at Memphis Botanic Garden

I have visited a number of children’s gardens in my travels and this is one of the best.

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I could n’t fit all of the photograph that I took at theMemphis Botanic Gardenin one blog , so this is a photographic prolongation of myherb - symposium post . My enceinte Backyard or the the kids ’ garden is large and really fun – full of things for children and grownup – with gorgeous plant specimens . There is no direction you may see it all in an hour , especially if you wager along the way ( highly encouraged ) so plan on spending a daybreak or good afternoon .

If you have little unity who enjoy splosh in water , then bring along some body of water shoes , a alteration of clothes and a towel . in reality , there are some good muscae volitantes to sit , so bring a picnic luncheon while you are at it . There are a raft of peachy photo ops . There is a big yellow treehouse with a lantern slide and a hanging nosepiece . Although I sleep together the tree household , the fairy house enthrall my weensy folk sensibilities . The mammoth worms were majorly cool and make heavy garden seats and their tunnel provide interminable climb through for small children . There is a life - sizing game of Candyland with tall peppermint sticks stuck inbetween many varieties of delicious slew and crimson - and ashen - striped zinnias . The colorful house and garden rooms are really ingenious , play , and learn environmental deterrent example throughout .

My favorite feature was the water system . There is a enceinte sitting sphere under a metallic element roof and when you hear scag , it argue that you should get under it . Rain come down on the roof , making a delightful racket . The pelting run down the roof into rain gutter and the rain gutters empty into water barrels . The water barrels spill over onto the solid ground and trickle down into manmade tributaries . the tributaries run into a meandering stream , which broaden into a stream or river and empties into a small lake , consummate with a floating dock . There are dandy chance for follow the water with lots of John Rock to climb and tree diagram trunks to go up over and there is a beached rowboat , which josh have sex to get in .

There are interactional melodic instruments , which are quite fun to play , and a lovely windsong made from rebar ! For mounting and jump , there are Libra beams , tree diagram trunk and a Mexican valium spiderweb , with mulch underneath for a soft impingement . I have chat a lot of minor ’s garden throughout the land and this is one of my favorites .

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My Big Backyard, the Children’s Garden at Memphis Botanic Gardens appeals to kids of all ages. The life-size Candyland game/garden is in the foreground and the treehouse is off in the distance. Click on other pix to enlarge and read captions.Photo/Illustration: Susan Belsinger