This week, I spent some time outside on the Finger Lakes Trails looking for plants that seem playful and plentiful, in hopes of adding these plants to a guide that parents could use with ...
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This week, we gathered at the Ithaca Children’s Garden to explore the different components that can be included in a play garden, and debate the different plants that could be included in our playful ...
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This week I took extra care to keep my eye out for plants with play props, and different unique vines. Below, you can see a honeysuckle vine that I found on Cornell’s campus. This ...
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This week, Master Gardener Anne added 24 new herbs to our plant list, with 43 more in progress! Master Gardener Chantal primarily worked on identifying a number of plant photos that I had added ...
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This week I am in Denmark, so I decided to take a look around at some of the unique gardens here. Here, outside of an apartment complex, you can see that the entire lawn ...
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This week, I met with the Master Gardeners, Anne and Chantel, whom I will be working with over Zoom and we discussed the task at hand. Here’s a fun little picture of us together: ...
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This week I finalized the framework that I will be using with the Master Gardeners to compile the extensive list of Playful Plants! We will begin collaborating this coming week with a Zoom meeting ...
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This week I met up with those working on the Playful Plants project and those interested in it to explore Cutler Botanic Gardens and discuss the project. Among many others, we were joined by ...
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Since I was visiting home this week, I explored some interesting vines and wildflowers that were a little more unique than those I’d seen before! Here you can see two kiwi vines climbing a ...
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This week I visited Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortland, NY to gather some ideas and take pictures of plants that children might find exciting! To identify the plants, I will use various plant ...
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