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Garden Whimsy and Fun The Garden is full of surprises in the form of whimsical statues and imaginative sculptures. People have been adding decorative structures to gardens for centuries to add beauty, texture, interest and fun. On this Quest, try finding a few or our garden ornaments. Some are hiding in full sight so keep your eyes open so you don't miss one. Try This! Head up to the Conservatory. Try to find as many garden ornaments as you can there. There are several including a cottage house and a water feature. KID QUEST 1 4 ick up a map at the admissions desk. Then eander down the Asian Valley walkway to Pwalk straight ahead out of the Visitors Center the wooden Moon Gate. This type of gate to the Frog Fountain. Notice the symmetry of the Mis a traditional architectural element that has four frogs and the four hornbeam trees around been used in Asian gardening for centuries. It is the fountain. Does it surprise you that the name thought to provide a portal into a place of beauty. of this area is the Four Seasons Garden?

Write four seasons on the back of this sheet. Record why you think it is called a Moon Gate on the back of this sheet.

2 5 ontinue along to the Healing Garden. Look Cfor a two-piece stone structure. This tool, troll through the Moon Gate straight ahead called a mortar and pestle, is one of the oldest for to the Cohrane Rose Garden. Find a circular grinding plants and herbs to prepare medicine Sdesign on the terrace. This is a labyrinth. People and food. Look for some herbs in this garden that walk it quietly to clear their minds. Find the you can gently rub and smell. beginning of the path between the tan-colored stones. Follow the path until you reach the center. Write a food you think could be made with a mortar and pestle back of this sheet. Write how you feel on the back of this sheet. 3 6 ike over the gravel path leading into the ead down the Main Garden Walk and proceed Asian Valley and turn left at the end. Look towards West Island Garden. Walk along Hfor a stone sculpture along the walkway. This Hthe wooden walkway. Keep your eyes open for piece of art is actually a lantern. Structures like an animal hiding among the pitcher plants. This this were once used to illuminate Asian gardens. animal, native to southern climates, is not often found in Virginia. Record how you think this stone lantern is lit on the back of this sheet. Write its name on the back of this sheet.