New Inclusive Playground an Act of Friendship in Pittsburgh’s East End

16 January 2020
In Pittsburgh’s Friendship Neighborhood, the team at The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center dreams as big as the children they serve. The “big idea” was an inclusive playground in their own backyard. This independent, non-profit organization helps children of all ages through services that establish and strengthen the family, including an adoption
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Inclusive Playgrounds Website Launch

20 March 2019
We have just launched a new website devoted entirely to assisting communities plan, design and build inclusive playgrounds. Learn about inclusive play products and how they may create experiences that assist with child development. Our Inclusive Playgrounds Philosophy Landscape Structures and General Recreation, Inc, together, create inclusive play areas featuring activities that are age and developmentally  appropriate, sensory
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New Rhapsody Instruments Introduced

27 January 2019
Landscape Structures introduced several new outdoor musical Rhapsody Instruments for public spaces. These new additions round out and already broad array of instruments available. The Rhapsody Vibra Chimes These large chimes provide the lowest, most resonant notes of the Rhapsody® collection. Eight Vibra™chimes, each with their own mallet, play eight different notes to make up
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New Crab Trap Offers a Unique Climbing Structure

27 January 2019
Conquer the Crab Trap™ This unique Crab Trap climbing structure accommodates lots of kids all at once, offering an assortment of opportunities to climb, crawl and hang out. Attack the Crab Trap from the inside or the outside, the options are endless. Kids decide how to maneuver from one challenge to the next, for unstructured
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The New We-Go-Round, Everyone Plays Together

27 January 2019

Landscape Structures’ new We-Go-Round offers inclusive play and spinning for everyone. This patent pending next-generation merry-go-round offers plenty of space for more kids of all abilities. Strategic seating location areas leave ample space for wheelchairs,

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Play And Music For All: Harmony Playground at Saylor Park in Lititz, PA

31 July 2018

Lititz, PA is a small, yet mighty town. Over the past two years, community members, organizations and businesses teamed up to raise $80,000 to incorporate accessible playground equipment into Saylor Park. Aptly named “Harmony Playground,” this play area now includes inclusive play structures for all ages, as well as Landscape Structures’ Rhapsody Outdoor Musical Instruments,
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Young Leader Rehabilitates Playground in Allegheny County’s North Park-Flagstaff Grove

16 May 2018

North Park, Flagstaff Grove Playground Before 18-year-old Maria Ciao receives her high school diploma, she will have received the Girl Scout Humanitarian Award for her recent efforts to fund raise and install accessible play components on her local playground. She’d previously earned the Girls Scouts’ Gold Award, which is the organization’s highest award, for this
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New Playground Nurtures the Whole Child at Oak Knoll School in Summit, NJ

9 May 2018
An interview with Christine Spies, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child While many General Recreation client projects are years in the making, sometimes the creation of a great playground is very swift. With six weeks from “hello” to installation, Gen Rec’s Joe Del Vecchio worked closely with Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child
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Mulch Madness Sale: Save 20%

26 February 2018

Mulch Madness Sale: Engineered wood fiber is the most economical and popular safety surfacing option that meets all the qualities and standards you need in a playground surfacing. Purchase WoodCarpet™ now before the season is in full swing and SAVE! Order NOW before April 30th and take delivery anytime in 2017!

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The Friendship Swing

19 January 2018
The Friendship Swing is a multi-user swing that allows people, not just kids, to swing together. Finally, grandparents can swing along with their grandchildren. Moms and Dads can swing with their young kids. Two teenagers can swing together and socialize. The Friendship Swing allows a more dynamic swing experience than the traditional one person swing
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