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Child Friendly Plants in TNLA Green Magazine
It Pays to Play
TNLA is part of an initiative that inspires a lifelong love of the outdoors among children. TNLA heads the OLE! (Outdoor Learning Environment) Texas plant team, which counts the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and The University of Texas Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as members.
The team surveyed U.S. plant and nature facilities that feature child gardens on their grounds and determined child-friendly plants are non-poisonous; edible; low-maintenance; easy to identify; durable; feature sensory elements such as scent and unique feel; either have movement or bring in insects that provide movement; can be used as building materials; possess seasonal foliage or flower variation; and offer interactive play for children.
