Outdoor fall activities for kids – Show Notes

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• Today’s Plant: Ninebark
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Outdoor Fall Activities for Kids – Show Outline

• Raking leaves
• Leaf piles
• Mudpies & Outdoor kitchen
• Yard work help
• Make scarecrows
• Leaf identification
• Learn about trees
• Campfires
• Cookouts
• Birdwatching
• Local farms
  • pumpkin patch
  • Orchard
• Local park visits
  • Cider
  • Fall hikes
  • Fossil hunting
  • Color hunting
  • Geocaching

Today’s favorite plant

• Ninebark – Physocarpus opulifolius
  • 5-8ft tall
  • 4-6ft wide
  • White or pink flowers in May-junes
  • Several leaf color options – burgundy to chartreuse
  • Tolerates wide range of conditions
    • Drought, erosion, clay soil, dry soil, shallow rocky soil
  • Full sun to part shade
  • USDA zone 2-8 – struggles in hotter areas (8-9)
  • Cultivars
    • Chartreuse: Dart’s gold, Lemon Candy
    • Burgundy: Diabolo, Summer Wine