The kid-sized garden space at actress Amy Brenneman’s home in the San Fernando Valley is filled with child-friendly elements, all created by designer Anne Phillips of Go Green Gardeners, an environmentally friendly landscape company in Van Nuys.
When Bodhi, 3, and his sister, Charlotte, 8, pass through a wooden archway, they enter a garden space that is all theirs.
Brenneman wanted not only an organic garden but also a landscape with empty spaces that the children could own and use as they pleased. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Bodhi walks in front of the kid-sized double-swing chair made of recycled lumber. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A string of pearls plant on an oversized candelabra looks like a magical green fountain.
Oversized elements like this large glass flower give the garden an Alice-in-Wonderland feel. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Terra cotta pots nestled into a wire framework became garden percussion. When the children play the pots with drumsticks, the different sizes deliver a unique tone.
