“Children develop a greater sense of belonging to their community and its physical environment when the have a chance to learn and play outdoors. By belonging, they develop social responsibility, empathy, and compassion for one another and the natural world.”
- Cheryl Corson, Grounds for Learning

Publications

Capital Community News: Hill Rag
March 2008
How Your Garden Can Heal the Environment
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl tells how gardens can look good and be environmentally friendly.
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Capital Community News: Hill Rag
September 2007
Beautiful Gardens All Year Long
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl's helpful suggestions for planting for all seasons, working with small spaces, some good books, and more.
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Metro Washington Home Improvement
October 2006
Landscape Planner
- Jill Gleason
How to prep your garden for winter - pruning, planting, mulching, dividing - with helpful hints from Cheryl Corson.
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Metro Washington Home Improvement
September 2006
Embellish Your Best: Using hardscapes to enhance your garden getaway
- Jill Gleason
Cheryl Corson weighs in on garden pathways.
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American School Board Journal
March 2006
- Susan Black
Landscape for Learning: Some of the world's best classrooms are out of doors
Cheryl Corson is quoted on outdoor learning environments.
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American School Board Journal
May 2005
Under the Swings
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl reports on playground safety surfacing and innovative new materials combining safety, universal access, and keen interest for children.
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Capitol Community News: Hill Rag
March 2005
Seven Tips for Planting your Capitol Hill Garden
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl presents photos and descriptions of how to create garden sanctuaries in this congenial neighborhood of historic row houses and courtyard gardens.
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Managing School Business
February 2005
Spring Ahead for Playground Maintenance
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl offers a detailed checklist on what to look for as the outdoor play season commences.
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Real Estate Executive
March 2004
From Inside Out: Homes with Appeal
- Pamela N. Valenzuala
Cheryl's comments on what to look for in a landscape when purchasing a new home.
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Capitol Community News: Hill Rag
October 2003
Cheryl Corson, Landscape Designer
- Michele Beamer
Capitol Hill's neighborhood monthly magazine profiles Cheryl's landscape design business.
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Voice of the Hill
May 2003
Planning the Planting
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl provides a concise summary of the many resources available to Washington, DC area gardeners, and links to useful web pages with advice on historic preservation, permitting, and more.
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National School Boards Association: Learning by Design
2003
Grounds for Learning: Hope for America's Derelict Schoolyards
- Cheryl Corson
Cheryl presents innovative programs across the country that take advantage of a school resource that is often sorely under-utilized.
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
2000
Planning School Grounds for Outdoor Learning
- Cheryl Wagner (Cheryl's maiden name)
Cheryl offers ways to incorporate the outdoors in the design of new schools to augment the learning that occurs inside.
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American Society of Landscape Architects
1997
Annual Meeting Proceedings
- Cheryl Wagner, editor
Seventy-seven papers presented at the ASLA annual meeting in Atlanta. 362 pp.
out of print

American Society of Landscape Architects
1996
Annual Meeting Proceedings
- Cheryl Wagner, editor
Sixty papers presented at the ASLA annual meeting in Los Angeles. 260 pp.
out of print

National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative
1994
Making Educated Decisions: A Landscape Preservation Bibliography
- Charles Birnbaum and Cheryl Wagner editors
This book reviews literature on planning, managing and undertaking preservation work in cultural and historic landscapes. 160pp.

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Publisher Links

American School Board Journal
American Society of Landscape Architects
Capitol Community News: Hill Rag
Learning by Design 2003
Managing School Business
Metro Washington Home Improvement
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative
Real Estate Executive
Voice of the Hill