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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



proved, hastened and made more lasting by happiness, 

 fresh air and sunshine and good food. 



The winter garden. The space allotted to the 

 Children's Garden in summer can be well used through- 

 out the winter, by such means as Mrs. Henry Parsons 



Photo by the Author 



Nearer view of the Children's Garden, Bellevue Hospital, 1909 



has shown in the Children's School Farm in DeWitt 

 Clinton Park, New York City, during the winter of 

 1909 and 1910. 



A platform laid just a few inches above the ground 

 to avoid dampness. On the north side, a wooden 

 fence nine feet high, with a hood at the top to turn 



