This summer the two faculty founders of the Teaching Gardens, Valerie Bang-Jensen and Mark Lubkowitz, took me on a tour and talked about some of the plants–and insects–that are living in the gardens. Brian MacDonald, director of Web development, did the filming. Next time you’re on campus, be sure to visit the gardens, which are located just outside of the Klein Center, between McCarthy and St. Edmunds Hall. They have transformed that formerly plain patch of campus lawn.
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What a great project!! Thank you to Prof. Bang-Jensen and Prof. Lubkowitz for creating such an inspiring spot on campus. I hope that you will keep us posted on the development of the space throughout the years.
Could you please supply a list of the children’s books that you used for your plantings. The K-4 school that my children attend has a large courtyard that could use some help!!! It would be helpful to use the list as a springboard for discussion during our courtyard design meetings to show what is possible.
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there, Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia 1732
Thanks for the inspiration!
Professor Valerie Bang-Jensen was kind enough to share the list of books that inspired the plantings in the garden:
Books in Bloom Garden Bibliography
Baum, L.F. (2000). The Wizard of Oz. Oxford University Press. Poppies.
Brisson, P. (1994). Wanda’s Roses. PA: Boyds Mills Press. Roses.
Brisson, P. (1998). The Summer My Father was Ten. Illustrated by Andrea Shine. NY: Scholastic. Marigolds, zinnias.
Bunting, E. (1994). Flower Garden. Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt. Harcourt. Pansies, daisies, daffodils, geraniums, tulips.
Broyles, A. (2008). Priscilla and the Hollyhocks. Illustrated by Anna Alter. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. Hollyhocks.
Cheng, Andrea. (2003). Goldfish and Chrysanthemums. Lee & Low Books, Inc. Chrysanthemums.
Cole, H. (1995). Jack’s Garden. NY: Harper Trophy. Coreopsis, bee balm, spiderwort.
Cooney, B. (1982). Miss Rumphius. NY: Viking. Lupines.
Ford, M. (1999). My Day in the Garden. NY: William Morrow. Morning Glories, berries.
Heller, R. (1983). The Reason for a Flower, NY: Putnam Penguin. Daffodils, chrysanthemums, lilies, morning glories, roses, and others.
Henkes, K. (1991). Chrysanthemum. NY: Greenwillow Books. Chrysanthemums, delphiniums, lily of the valley, marigolds, carnations.
Lobel, A. (1990). Alison’s Zinnia. Greenwillow Books.
26 flowers, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
Lobel, A. (1984). The Rose in My Garden. NY: Scholastic. Rose, Hollyhocks, Marigolds, Zinnias, Daisies, bluebells, lilies, peonies, pansies, tulips, sunflowers.
Love, P. (2004). Lighthouse Seeds. Camden, ME: Downeast Books.
Nasturtiums, batchelor’s buttons, zinnias, poppies.
McClintock, B. (2002). Dahlia. Frances Foster Books. Dahlias.
Milne, A.A. (1988). Winnie the Pooh. Dutton. Thistles.
Muntean, M. and Rubel, N. (1984). Alligator’s Garden. Dial Books. Daisies, sunflowers, petunias, snapdragons, poppies, zinnias.
Pallotta, J. (1988). The Flower Alphabet Book. Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. 26 flowers, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
Posada, M. (2000). Dandelions, Stars in the Grass. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books. Dandelions.
Roberts, B. (2001). The Wind’s Garden. Illustrated by Melanie Hope Greenberg. NY: Henry Holt. Sunflowers.
Rowling, J.K. (1997). Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.. NY, NY: Scholastic Books. Privet, petunias.
Schaefer, L. M. (2000). This is the Sunflower. Illustrated by Donald Crews. Greenwillow Books. Sunflowers.
Stewart, S. The Gardener. (1997). NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. “Bulbs” and many others.
Waddell, M. The Hollyhock Wall. (1999). Illustrated by Salley Mavor. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. Hollyhocks.
Winter, J. Klara’s New World. (1992). NY: Knopf. Gentians.