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Pollinator Gardens for Children: The What, Why and How!

by Jill Primak
May/June 2021
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As both a designer of outdoor classrooms and a mother, I find myself transported into the minds and bodies of young children on a daily basis. I imagine experiencing the world with my whole self. What is spring to a person who has only experienced it a handful of times? What is the ground when you are 3 feet tall? What is a flower when it is the size of your entire hand? I long to see the seasons change through their eyes—to create spaces where adults and children can come together, trying on each other’s experience of the world. Gardens are a universal way to connect across generations, and to the natural world. Pollinator gardens are becoming an increasingly popular and ecologically important approach to planting in and around children’s outdoor environments.

A Walk With Anya

My 5-year-old daughter, Anya, is the perfect conduit for me to make the leap from an adult mind and body into a that of a child. In preparation for this article, she noticed me flipping through a stack of library books filled with pictures of insects and flowers. Excited to be a part of my research, ...

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