You’re not crazy for wanting more than another loud indoor play place.

GardenWorksforKids is a children’s garden where kids can roam, dig, splash, discover bugs, eat popsicles in the sunshine, and have the kind of screen-free childhood day you’ll both remember.

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A smiling woman wearing a large sun hat with a decorative pin, yellow shirt, and apron holding a potted marigold plant at an outdoor plant sale.

a garden built for wonder

GardenWorks for Kids was created to give children something the world doesn’t offer enough of anymore: space to slow down, explore freely, and fall in love with the natural world.

What started as a garden has grown into a place where kids plant flowers, meet butterflies, dig in the dirt, taste what grows, and learn through the kind of hands-on experiences they never forget.

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Red barn with colorful garden and potted plants in front, decorated with signs including 'Butter Eggs' and a sign with the word 'GARDEN' in multicolored letters.
A young girl with braided hair and pink highlights smiling and flashing a peace sign, sitting outside on a blue chair in front of a red and blue building with plants and graffiti.
Two young girls smiling with arms around each other, standing outdoors in front of a red building with potted plants, wearing casual clothing and name tags.
Children playing on playground equipment including a slide and a see-saw at an outdoor play area, viewed through a gap in a wooden fence.
Kids are inside a yellow, bus-shaped photo prop with black wheels. The prop has a note that says "Garden Works for Kids Welcomes My School. We had fun!". They are outdoors, under a tree with a chain-link fence in the background.
A young boy in a blue jacket planting seeds in a black pot filled with soil, with other children around planting as well, and gardening supplies on a wooden table.
A young girl with blonde hair in two buns, green ribbons, and earrings, holding a potted pink and purple flowering plant at a garden center or nursery. She is smiling and wearing a white shirt, an apron, and green pants. In the background, there are
Two women sitting on an orange bench outdoors, wearing green aprons, smiling, with a garden and mountains in the background.
Children enjoying a picnic at an outdoor wooden table under a shaded tree, with some reading and eating, and others standing in the background at a playground.
Group of children and a woman standing in front of a wooden wall holding potted plants, with some children sitting on a bench, all smiling. The setting appears to be a garden or outdoor area.
Children dressed in school uniforms sitting at a long red table outdoors, eating together during a school event.
Colorful children's play area with slides, small cars, toys, and a wooden fence, surrounded by trees and a clear blue sky.
A woman dressed as a clown or performer reads a colorful book to a group of children gathered on the floor in a cozy, decorated indoor space.
Young boy planting bright pink flower in a pot outdoors.
A young child wearing a face mask and apron watering a pink flowering plant in a garden. There are additional potted plants, gardening supplies, and a tray with pumpkins and a small decorative fall arrangement on a wooden table.
Two boys are outdoors in a playground. One boy is pushing a small red and yellow toy car with a child sitting inside. The playground has green chairs, flowers, trees, and a sign reading 'GARDEN' above a fence. There is a building and mountains in the
Two children standing outside a colorful playhouse in a garden.
Children planting seedlings in small pots with soil on a wooden table.
Adult and children planting marigold flowers in green pots at a gardening activity.
A young boy feeding chickens behind a wire fence at a farm or petting zoo.
Two young girls riding a wooden dinosaur sculpture at an outdoor park.
Two boys playing in a sandbox, using toy construction equipment to move sand.
Two children looking through heart-shaped openings in a colorful painted wooden board at an outdoor event, with a red barn and a clear blue sky in the background.
A ceramic frog figurine with blue eyes sitting among green and white variegated leaves inside a pinkish planter.
Children playing a game with orange and blue whale-shaped cookie cutters on a wooden table outdoors.
A gathering of children and adults in a decorated indoor space with a colorful mural, string lights, and various tables displaying items and signs, including a Christmas tree in the center.
A yellow school bus labeled Durham School Services parked on a dirt area with mountains in the background and blue sky overhead. There are pink roses and a tree in the foreground.
Three children peeking through heart-shaped cutouts in a colorful painted wooden board outdoors, with a red building and blue sky in the background.
A woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a green shirt holding a potted marigold plant at an outdoor market.
A smiling woman standing in the entrance of a farm shop, holding seed packets. She is wearing a straw hat, glasses, a purple T-shirt, and jeans. Inside the shop, colorful decorations and various items are visible.
A young girl smiling and holding a pot with a flowering plant and colorful decorations, including a paper sun and smiling face.