Horticulturist and Landscape designer Wambui Ippolito, winner of the 2021 Best in Show award winner at the Philadelphia Flower Show, is passionate about involving kids in the design process and exposing them to nature in its wild form. She notes that in urban settings, children usually only enjoy the outdoors in public parks that are designed by adults and impose restrictions, such as “stay off the grass!” She believes that untamed spaces allow kids to explore their natural curiosity and wonder. “When you garden with children, they're able to get their hands in the soil and dig and feel like they are part of that landscape. So that's a good thing when kids can actually go in and get their fingers in the dirt, have shovels, water plants, and be there from start to finish from the seed to the plant,” Read our complete interview with wambuilovesplants through the link in our profile! {Image description: Wambui, wearing a dark gray tank top and a leopard print head wrap, is standing...