A Lesson in the Great Outdoors Garden Design Encourages Education in Wellington, New Zealand
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Wellington, New Zealand, June 29, 2007 --( Jamie has worked with several kindergartens and playcentres to create an outdoor space where children can play and learn by growing flowers, vegetables and herbs.In my designs they not only see the colours, textures and shapes, but can touch and smell plants, like rosemary, thyme, garlic and lavender.” New Zealand has a rapidly expanding urban population, with more and more people settling in the main centres.At Maungaraki Kindergarten the sandpit was converted to an ‘outdoor museum’, with a pre-historic wall of fossilised insects, leaves and bones, enabling children to learn about history through play.In my designs they not only see the colours, textures and shapes, but can touch and smell plants, like rosemary, thyme, garlic and lavender.”New Zealand has a rapidly expanding urban population, with more and more people settling in the main centres.“The kids love planting and looking after something which they can eat,” commented Keri Coleman, Head Teacher at Glendale.“It’s really important for an early childhood centre to have a beautiful garden to play in.