A NATIVE PLANT CLASSROOM: The West Mercer Elementary Courtyard

摘要

Native plant gardens have become an oasis in our drought-ridden times. As a result, we are learning the many benefits of using native plants at home and in public spaces. It was this knowledge—coupled with the community's desire to remodel a school's underutilized central courtyard— that propelled Anne Fox of Mercer Island to lead the effort resulting in the creation of a thriving outdoor classroom at West Mercer Elementary School.