Grand Traverse Area Children's Garden

CHILDREN'S LEARNING GARDEN 
"A Community Project"

Grand Opening 
Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999

A beautiful day . . . A beautiful garden!

   
Speeches were given as the crowd awaited the tour....

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The tour started on the south end, going down the path past the atrium, and around to the north end.

Partial "Arial View"

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A little socializing and "oohs and ahhs" afterward.

The Garden Features:

• A Bird & Butterfly Garden
• A Pond Garden
• Touch & Smell Garden
• Sculpture & Rose Garden
• A Theme Garden planted each year by various Children's 
• Organizations in the area
•  A Dragonfly and a Toad (local sculptor, Bill Allen)
• A Tortoise named "Grandpa Ted" (local sculptor from Empire, Rod Bearup)
• A two-sided pair of Norwegian Trolls carved from one piece of maple

  named "Per" and "Olga" (local artist Martin Melkild

• A Compass
• A Sundial - just stand on the correct month, put one hand straight up and see which number your hand's shadow has been cast upon...and that's what time it is. It really works!!

The Garden is Growing UP!

      
Moon Garden (north end)

Walk (middle)

      
Sundial Entrance (south end)

             
Bird and Butterfly Garden.........."In Memory".......... Froggy

         
Goldfish Pond

       
Rose Garden

 
Willow House

A Community Effort and honored by ...
American Society of Landscaping Architects Honors

Major Funding provided by MichCon

What a wonderful way to encourage children to read and to learn to grow things.
Let's show future generations that we do care!

Who to Contact:
Chairman ~  Susan Kuschell at W:(616)947-0422 or H:(616)-929-0916

Finance Committee Contacts:
Marilyn Murray ~ Julie Jenkins ~ Angela MacKe ~ Mary Melvin ~ Carol Veter ~ or
Barb Nowinski (assist. director of TADL)

Inquiries or donations should be mailed to:
TADL/Children's Garden
%Susan Kuschell
505 Riverine Dr.
Traverse City, MI  49684

*Involved already are ... Local Garden Clubs, MSU/Master Gardening Program, Friends of the Library, The Boardman Neighborhood, Local Nurseries, Cherry Capitol Rose Society, Grand Traverse Chapter: MI Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired.

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