The Michigan 4-H Children's Garden is located on the campus of Michigan State University. It opened in 1993, as one of five gardens that are part of the Michigan State University Horticulture Demonstration Gardens.
The children's garden covers about half an acre, and it features 30 different play areas. These include a dinosaur garden, a pizza garden, a Peter Rabbit garden, an ABC Kindergarten garden, a Teddy Bear and Animal garden, a Storybook garden, and an Alice in Wonderland Maze which leads to a secret garden.
Some of the fun things kids can do are find lambs ear and feel the leaves, smell chocolate mint, dance on dance chimes, and cross over the Monet bridge.
The garden is open Monday through Friday from dawn to dusk. Admission is free, but parking is $3.00 for 1 1/2 hours or $5.00 for 3 hours.
The children's garden covers about half an acre, and it features 30 different play areas. These include a dinosaur garden, a pizza garden, a Peter Rabbit garden, an ABC Kindergarten garden, a Teddy Bear and Animal garden, a Storybook garden, and an Alice in Wonderland Maze which leads to a secret garden.
Some of the fun things kids can do are find lambs ear and feel the leaves, smell chocolate mint, dance on dance chimes, and cross over the Monet bridge.
The garden is open Monday through Friday from dawn to dusk. Admission is free, but parking is $3.00 for 1 1/2 hours or $5.00 for 3 hours.
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The picture looks like a Monet painting!
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It does!
DeleteHi Sherry - I'm sure the 4-H Children's Garden is special ... and those that see it, will delight in all the different areas - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThe pizza garden is a lot of fun for kids!
Deletehmm, so are they growing varieties of pizza in the pizza garden? Sounds wonderful to me - I'd immerse in pepperoni.
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Not sure you'd find pepperoni, but I bet you'd find mushrooms. :)
DeleteThat sounds like a fun garden.
ReplyDeleteAnother good one for the kids.
Deletesuch a beautiful garden.
ReplyDeletehave a great day
Thanks. You, too.
DeleteHad no idea that Michigan State had such a garden. I tend to only think of the Spartans when we Buckeye's play them in football, lol. Very pretty. Will hop over to your scrapbook link. Don't know if it's too late or not, since I'm playing catch up with your posts...as well my own.
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