When we began the rejuvenation of the native garden, there were a lot of folks who were skeptical of it's ability to grow and thrive with so many children using it. It became a real irony; wanting to give the children the gift of a garden yet being afraid of what might happen to all of the plants once we did.Our way of working with this was two fold:
1) Install a path and some stumps, so that children can jump and play in the garden.
2) Make sure that the students understood that this garden is a special place for them, one that needs to be treated with care in order to grow.
The great news is it worked! After four months of being open to the public, the garden is looking better than ever! (It also appears to be a pretty good spot for a game of hide-and-seek.)
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