Don’t Tell Your Secrets to a Whisper Dish

September 22, 2021 - Written by John Zappe - filed under Product Education.

Outside the Woodinville Library, in the wooded suburbs of Redmond and Seattle, Washington is an Exploring Garden with two parabolic dishes that could be mistaken for radio antennas. But watch… Read more »

Four & One Landscape Architecture Wins Crazy Maze!

December 19, 2019 - Written by Jeff Link - filed under What's New.

Professionals attend the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture for all sorts of reasons. But Christie Passler and Tara Klein, the co-founders of the Houston-based firm 4&1, arrived at this year’s… Read more »

Outdoor Water Laboratories Gaining Ground

October 8, 2019 - Written by Jeff Link - filed under Project Feature, Natural Playgrounds, Product Education, What's New.

When you think of a water playground, your mind might conjure images of a splash pad. Fountains spraying jets of water. Children running past open-mouthed animals or cartoon characters, laughing… Read more »

Best Playgrounds and Playscapes of 2018

January 8, 2019 - Written by Jeff Link - filed under Design Ideas, Playgrounds, What's New.

We bid farewell to the past year with feelings of hope and accomplishment. As we set our sights on 2019, we take heart not only in the varied ways the… Read more »

Benefits of Outdoor Activities for Children with ADHD

January 10, 2018 - Written by Jeff Link - filed under Design Ideas, Living & Learning, What's New.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know we’ve touched on ADHD before. It’s important, of course, as a matter of public health and wellness. But it’s also… Read more »

Seven Ways to Incorporate Nature in Playground Design: A Case Study of Indian Boundary Park

July 11, 2017 - Written by Jeff Link - filed under What's New.

Yesterday, while scrolling through some photos, I came across one that made me smile, a candid shot of my son and his newfound playmate scrambling over riding horse structures at… Read more »