play spaces

1 min read 2021-11-04 10:52:46

Trolls, grasses, and a storybook children’s garden at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

November 03, 2021 We traveled north in early October to enjoy fall foliage in New Hampshire, stopping first in Maine for a couple of days. A garden

1 min read 2021-09-09 00:09:10

September 08, 2021 I recently returned to Kingsbury Commons at Pease Park to see the Treehouse and other new features after dark. It turns out,

1 min read 2021-08-30 21:29:00

August 30, 2021 Shade trees are precious in a hot climate, 200-year-old heritage live oaks even more so. As Waterloo Park in downtown Austin emerges

1 min read 2021-07-12 23:51:17

July 12, 2021 I recently rounded up the family to explore the newly redesigned section of Austin’s Pease Park known as Kingsbury Commons. The

1 min read 2021-07-01 02:38:47

June 30, 2021 After being closed for a year due to the pandemic, the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden had recently reopened when I visited

9 min read 2021-03-21 03:36:42

March 20, 2021 When they’re offered, I take advantage of late-admission hours to gardens. The light is better for photography in the early

9 min read 2021-03-21 03:36:42

March 20, 2021 When they’re offered, I take advantage of late-admission hours to gardens. The light is better for photography in the early

3 min read 2020-12-14 17:59:15

I am delighted to share news that my forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, is available to

3 min read 2020-12-14 17:59:15

I am delighted to share news that my forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, is available to

8 min read 2020-12-10 23:13:00

December 10, 2020 Part 3 of my recent visit to San Antonio Botanical Garden to see the Origami in the Garden exhibition by Santa Fe artist Kevin Box

3 min read 2020-11-30 22:32:02

November 30, 2020 I want to share a little more Wildflower Center inspiration, this time from the maze in the Family Garden. Traditionally mazes are

13 min read 2020-11-21 22:08:00

November 21, 2020 Bring your child — or just your inner child — and explore the collection of architectural play forts at Fortlandia. This

9 min read 2020-11-19 22:16:35

November 19, 2020 Did a few bigtooth maples from Lost Maples Park lose their way and end up at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center? It sure

9 min read 2020-05-19 21:17:00

May 19, 2020 After a month and a half self-isolating at home, I was craving a garden visit when I got the news that both the Lady Bird Johnson

12 min read 2020-01-08 00:39:31

January 07, 2020 Thinking back on forts I made as a kid — from blanket forts to a climbable stack of firewood between two trees (aka the Batcave)