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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: A Natural Childhood: Giving Children the World | |
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| History and Development | |
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| The History of Children's Gardens | |
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| Nature and Development | |
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| A Place of Their Own: Giving Nature Back to Children | |
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| The Design Process | |
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| The Design Team | |
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| Steps of the Design Process | |
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| Research, Site Inventory, Site Analysis, Program Development and User Needs | |
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| Design | |
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| Construction Documentation, Cost Estimating, and Implementation | |
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| Maintenance and Evaluation | |
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| Installation by Volunteers | |
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| Maintenance by Volunteers | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| The Enchanted Woods at Winterthur, Winterthur, DE | |
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| The New Indoor Garden at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA | |
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| The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Children's Garden, Atlanta, GA | |
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| Children's Gardens | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Adventure Gardens | |
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| Edible Gardens | |
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| Memorial Gardens | |
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| Music Gardens | |
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| Story Book Gardens | |
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| Water Gardens | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| The Children's Garden at Hershey Gardens: Hershey Kisses Garden, Hershey, PA | |
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| Camden Children's Garden: Community Based Garden, Camden, NJ | |
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| Longwood Gardens Bee-aMazed Garden, Kennett Square, PA | |
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| Michigan 4-H Children's Garden Hands: The Health, Heart, & Head Garden, East Lansing, MI | |
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| Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Edible Garden | |
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| Schoolyards, Playgrounds, and Backyards | |
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| Historical Development of Playgrounds | |
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| Trends in Playground Design | |
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| Role of Municipal and County Park and Recreation Departments in Providing Play Places for Children | |
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| Safety in Play Area Design | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Clemson Elementary Outdoors, Clemson, SC | |
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| Whitehall Elementary School, Anderson, SC | |
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| Sustainable Landscape Concepts | |
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| Water Conservation | |
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| Energy Conservation | |
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| Low Maintenance | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Awbury Arboretum: Nature Trails and Wildlife Habitats, Philadelphia, PA | |
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| Everett Children's Adventure Gardens at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY | |
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| Curriculum, Fundraising, Community Partnerships, and Service Learning | |
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| Educating Teachers on How to Use Gardens | |
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| Fundraising and Building the Project | |
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| Experiential Service Learning Partnerships | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| The Ethnobotany Garden in the South Carolina Botanical Garden | |
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| Greenville Children's Garden (Community Partnership), Greenville, SC | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Resources | |
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| Public Children's Gardens | |
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| Organizations/Selected Internet Resources | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |