Winterthur Gardens

The children's vegetable garden

Each child's area is seperated by bamboo sticks lying on the ground.

Each child's plot is marked with their name.

The weekly schedule glued into each child's journal.

A child's drawing of their garden plan in their journal

Planting choices for children's vegetable garden

A child's garden layout.

A group of child size setting along the path.

A downward growing branch in the Azalea Woods just perfect for sitting and climbing on.

Rocks that allow access to the pond edge.

A small pond with fish and some areas to access the water.

Child size benches

List of activities available during a family day. Activities can pick and choose from the activities.

A different family day agenda.

The Troll Bridge in Enchanted Woods.

Small donor sign to the side of the bridge.

A pathway through the shrubs

Hidden face in the middle of a network of paths through the shrubs.

Tree stumps and logs for playing on.

A ring of rocks in a clearing.

The rocks visible from the main path.

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A log for crawling on with the Tulip House in the background.

Two children throwing leaves and sticks into the water and racing them to the spout. The older boy was showing the younger boy what to do.

The Tulip Tree with a child examining something on the ground to the side.

One of several swinging benches around the May Pole

The Acorn Tearoom spotted from the main path.

The Acorn Tearoom

A carved chair in the Acorn Tearoom.

The donor plaque for the Acorn Tearoom

The Fairy Cottage with Enchanted Woods designed W. Gary Smith standing in front.

Inside the Fairy Cottage

The fireplace inside the Fairy Cottage.

The backside of the Fairy Cottage.

The giant Bird's Nest with acorns (a girl told me they were eggs) inside.

The Bird's Nest, elevated off of the ground and accessible by a ramp.

Part of a poem sandblasted into the stones of the labrynth.

Plants sandblasted into the labrynth stones.

Stones in the story circle - all stones were collected by Dupont from mills. As with many objects in the Enchanted Woods, the stones were discovered on the Winterthur site in one of Dupont's piles.

A stone with cutouts for stepping into and climbing or for looking through.

A stone for crawling through.

A tree for climbing - the trunk was hidden beneath the branches and leaves on the outside.

The Fairy Ring with mist/fog coming from the toadstools.

The Winterthur House and Museum