Meadowside Playground
12426 Old Mansfield Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
(behind the picnic shelter)
Hours and Rules
Is open to the public during daylight hours
Rules: 1. Be kind 2. Be safe 3. Have fun!
Map
Coming soon!
Opening Day Photos
Meadowside Playground opened to the public on August 1st, 2025
The Project Continues!
Our project will continue the Autumn of 2025. Within the coming months we plan to:
Install an embankment slide and 2. Overseed the wildflower meadow
Wildflowers and Plants Observed
The following plants have been observed in the ~4 acre wildflower meadow
False sunflower (heliopsis helianthoides)
Wild Bergamot (monarda fistulosa)
Beardtongues (penstemon)
Goldenrod (solidago)
Crimson Clover (trifolium incarnatum)
Ironweed (vernonia fasciculata)
Common Milkweed (asclepias syriaca)
Swamp Milkweed (asclepias incarnata)
Purple Aster (symphyotrichum patens)
Tickseed (coreopsis)
Purple coneflower (echinacea purpurea)
Culver’s Root (eronicastrum virginicum)
Indian Blanketflower (gaillardia pulchella)
Trees and Bushes Planted
The following trees and bushes have been recently planted on the church property
12 Arborvitae bushes (thuja plicata)
3 Black Chokeberry bushes (aronia melanocarpa)
3 Common Elderberry bushes (sambucus nigra)
3 Silky Dogwood bushes (cornus amomum)
3 Hazel bushes (corylus avellana)
24 Bushes Total
2 Redbud trees (cercis canadensis)
3 Red Jewel Flowering Crab trees (malus jewelcole)
5 Red Maple trees (acer rubrum)
3 Swamp White Oak trees (quercus bicolor)
2 White Oak trees (quercus alba)
18 Trees Total
Special thanks to:
The Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Shade Tree & Beautification Commission,
Colleen Clarkson and Sarah Wagner, Brian Wade of Wade and Gatton Nursery and Landscape
and Ed Kapraly of Riverside Native Trees
Creatures Observed
The following creatures have been observed in and above the ~4 acre wildflower meadow
Cicada
Bumblebee
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Honeybee
Monarch Butterfly
Painted Lady Butterfly
Praying Mantis
Summer Azure Butterfly
Bald Eagle
Goldfinch
Killdeer
Red Tailed Hawk
Red Winged Blackbird
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Turkey Vulture
Chipmunk
Rabbit
Toad
Vole
Whitetail Deer
And many more species!
A heartfelt thank you to Jeremy Bennett!
Without his generosity, skill, and equipment, this project would not have been completed!
