Loudoun County Master Gardeners

Children's Garden                                                                                               Back

The Children's garden was developed several years ago so children could have a place of their own to explore, learn and play. Packed into many small spaces, there are child size features aimed to encourage lots of imagination!

When you step into the Children’s garden you are greeted by a winding maze filled with colorful, as well as, sensory stimulating plants and flowers. 

Then, you may be lead to the ‘touch’ garden where children can touch and feel many different plants - learning how different plants can affect your senses. Very close by is the ‘smell’ garden that will help them become more aware of all the wonderful different smells of plants and why they smell that way. 

Everyone loves the parade of colorful painted birdhouses that line one side of then fence.  Also along this fence are native Virginia wildflowers. Children are amazed that Virginia so many beautiful native wildflowers. 

Across the garden there is a charming vine house covering the picnic table - a special "house" for them to hide and play (not quite big enough for adults) or eat lunch.  

Passion Flower "Jeanette" growing over picnic table Sept. 2009

More activities include:

• The hopscotch stones in front of the vine house.

• The Dino dig in the back by the vine house.  Children can play with our plastic dinosaurs and dig in the dinosaur area.

• Hide in the bean teepee where the beans climb up the bamboo.

• Play seek and find with given directions on a flyer near the dino dig.

• Look for toads in the toad house.

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