Image Gallery: Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden
The Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden is open! Kids and their grown-ups are discovering and enjoying every inch of this two-acre garden, and those with family memberships can return as often as they like with no admission fee. You’ll find feature after feature offering opportunities for active play and learning or quiet reading and contemplation. Whales spray, dragons “growl,” and a bronze bear roams the Blueberry Islands. There are boats to climb in, a maze to conquer, and a tree house with a rope bridge to cross. A topiary Miss Rumphius and her cat live beside the Lupine Meadow. The Story Barn is full of wonderful books, and Storytime in the Garden is another great way for kids to experience reading. A coop nearby holds live chickens. In this exuberant garden, flowers and plants are in every size, color, and shape. But even the best photos can’t do justice to this masterpiece. Please visit soon to see it for yourself!
- Miss Rumphius
- The Blueberry Ponds are often draped in early morning fog.
- The Stump Jump is fun...and good exercise.
- The Blueberry Pond provides lots of interactive fun
- Story Teller's Chair
- One of three dragon heads by Carole Hanson
- The Rainbow Terraces delight.
- The Garden is beautiful for all ages.
- "Miss Rumphius" (Pat Jeremiah) reads in the Storyteller's Chair.
- The Story Barn has "a great read" for everyone.
- Unusual conifers add whimsy to the plantings.
- Hydrangeas welcome visitors.
- The dock on the Blueberry Ponds offers opportunites to board a rowboat or a toss a lobster trap.
- A whale of a good time on opening day!
- The Keeper's Cottage
- The Cottage and the Story Barn are at the center of this amazing two-acre experience.
- Veggies and herbs are grown in the learning garden area.
- Carole Hanson carved whales that spray for the Children's Garden entryway.
- Meet "Sal's Bear" on the Blueberry Islands.
- Color plays a part in all areas of the Children's Garden.
- It's easy to get "lost" in the Maze.




















