Children's Garden

As children our parents and teachers encouraged us to open our minds, open a book, and let our imaginations run wild. The same advice holds true for today's children, but with one difference -- the Children's Garden. In Knox County, we also give our children a place to visit that allows for that creativity. A place which thrives on the imagination of youngsters.

On a half-acre of land, adjacent to the Knox County Career Center, lies a land where dreams become reality, where small feet and small hands fit perfectly and where anything knee-high to a grasshopper is king. The Children's Garden is designed for the enrichment of both body and soul as the Garden allows the children to learn to identify flowers and plants throughout the beautifully landscaped gardens.

Surrounded by a honeysuckle-covered wrought-iron gate, the plants, flowers and structures paint a playful vibrant backdrop for the innocence of childhood present within every step and every breath in the Garden. As the colors and seasons change, the atmosphere of the Garden remains the same -- playful, alive and growing with excitement. The multicolored open-air steel amphitheater is a place for children to view performances or just sit and let their mind wonder.
 

Highlights of the Garden include:

• A hand-painted mural depicting the life of Johnny Appleseed

• A gazebo that provides a birds-eye view of a butterfly-shaped garden

• Screened butterfly house

• Two forts overlooking a mock Serpent Mound

• Wrought-iron, mushroom-shaped tower with spiral staircase

• A giant's garden features tall corn stalks and giant sunflowers (in season) as well as an oversized twig chair, rake, hoe and fork -- all 14- to 15-foot tall

• Stone benches and wishing well

• Child-sized doll house

So, bring your children to the Children's Garden. Let them explore, and watch their eyes dance in a world designed for children. Better yet, roll up your sleeves and look at the world through a child's eye -- you never know what you'll see.

See more information and articles at these websites:

Central Ohio Heritage Circle
Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau