{"id":631,"date":"2022-11-01T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheekwood.local\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/explore-the-gardens\/bracken-foundation-childrens-garden\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:09:08","slug":"bracken-foundation-childrens-garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/discover\/botanical-garden-arboretum\/explore-the-gardens\/bracken-foundation-childrens-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracken Foundation Children&#8217;s Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"banner banner--split\" style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;\"><div class=\"banner__overlay\" style=\"background-color: ;\"><\/div><div class=\"banner__content\"><h1>Bracken Foundation Children&#8217;s Garden<\/h1>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"banner__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bracken-Foundation_Childrens-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Bracken Foundation Childrens Garden\" \/><\/div><!-- .banner -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Family-Friendly Fun<\/h2>\n<p>The Bracken Foundation Children\u2019s Garden\u00a0is beautiful and horticulturally diverse, featuring numerous interactive features that are engaging for all audiences! Designed by Tres Fromme in collaboration with the local landscape architecture firm HDLA, this space is truly a celebration of Cheekwood\u2019s year-round beauty.\u00a0This garden is fun for the whole family, and offers unique activities and fun ways to learn. With family-friendly surprises at every turn, like our Turtle Pond, spending a day in the Bracken Foundation Children&#8217;s Garden is an experience your little ones will remember forever.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1765 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-3105-640x427-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-3105-640x427-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-3105-640x427-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>Come Outside And Play!<\/h3>\n<p>The Bracken Foundation Children\u2019s Garden is a\u00a0 permanent family feature, serving as a welcoming and accessible reflection of the estate and garden\u2019s unique offerings of gardens, nature, art, and history.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0 two-acre Children\u2019s Garden, created in 2020, is situated between the Howe Garden and the Frist Learning Center, and is intended to be evocative of the historic estate. Paying homage to Bryant Fleming\u2019s inspiration for the original design of Cheekwood, the Children\u2019s Garden incorporates a series of connected garden rooms amid a woodland setting, alongside an open lawn with multiple occasions to experience scenic vistas, characteristic of a Country Place Estate.<\/p>\n<p>The historic formality of the featured buildings, walls of stone, and landscape accents set within a naturalistic scope fully honors Fleming\u2019s vision. The brick and stucco construction of the Studio Pavilion, with its triangular gabled roof and round portal windows, is presented in direct dialogue with the architectural styling of the First Learning Center, the original garage and stable complex. The central water axis found in the Children\u2019s Garden, originating from an overflowing fountain and dissolving as the watercourse flows through a stream and series of ponds is precedented by Cheekwood\u2019s historic water feature progression beginning at the Swan Fountain.<\/p>\n<p>The art of horticulture is prominently featured throughout the children\u2019s garden and design cues are borrowed from the other spaces it borders. Within areas where the planting design is grounded by a native palette, an indication of the relationship to the Howe Garden is showcased. The incorporation of dogwoods and smaller shade perennials is a direct correlation to the Carell Dogwood and Burr Terrace Gardens. Other portions within the Children\u2019s Garden are brilliantly composed of ornamental design married with ultimate botanical interest.<\/p>\n<p>Turtles literally come alive in the turtle pond, where Cheekwood partners with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to maintain a sanctuary for native turtles confiscated from the illegal pet trade. Cheekwood\u2019s permit allows the institution to serve as a rehabilitation center to these turtles, ensuring that the animals have every need met by a well-trained and knowledgeable staff with a background in zoological studies who also oversees the Children\u2019s Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for the young and young at heart, the Children\u2019s Garden is a safe place for all to enjoy, whether through play and discovery or through a peaceful moment on a garden bench.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos courtesy of Mary Craven Photography.\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"buttons buttons--left\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/support\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Support\" title=\"Support\">Support the Children's Garden<\/a><\/div><div><hr><\/div><section class=\"image-gallery col-span-4 themed\" data-gallery=\"gallery-dIxlPUd7em\"><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-2925-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"cheekwood marycravenphotography 2925 scaled 1\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-2975-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"cheekwood marycravenphotography 2975 scaled 1\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-3034-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"cheekwood marycravenphotography 3034 scaled 1\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Childrens-Garden.jpg\" alt=\"Childrens Garden\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Four-kids-hanging-out-together-235578823-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"bigstock Four kids hanging out together 235578823 scaled 1\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-gallery__image\" src=\"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/cheekwood-marycravenphotography-2806-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"cheekwood marycravenphotography 2806 scaled 1\" \/><\/div><\/section><div><hr><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Turtles<\/h2>\n<p>We have over 20 turtles living in the Bracken Foundation Children\u2019s Garden! The Barbara &amp; Rick Turner Family Turtle Pond\u00a0 has been thoughtfully designed in partnership with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The Turtle Pond allows visitors to safely view these magnificent reptiles in their stunning new habitat. 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