Join everyone’s favorite botanist Zinnia Bloom, her best tree pal Laurel, and her bug pals Snail and Grasshopper as they explore nature, friendship and the power of kindness.
Zinnia's Garden is geared toward preschool and elementary school kids and their parents.
Let's get kids off screens and back into nature.
Research shows that being in nature helps with anxiety and depression. We have a need for mental wellness across the board- for young and old, but especially kids, who struggle with short attention spans, social anxiety and legit addiction to their devices. And the dilemma is parents want to find ways to get their kids off devices while networks want to keep kids on. Zinnia is here to help. With her Mr. Roger's inspired calm, and her own brand of quirkiness and fun, she takes kids on adventures that help them understand their emotions and the world around them.
Kids aren't the only ones that love Zinnia!
Our mission is to slow down the pace of modern childhood and create a place for kids to feel welcome, understood and celebrated, all while understanding and celebrating the incredible world around us.
Meet Candace and Dana
The creative team behind Zinnia
Candace Brown is a Los Angeles native. It was at The Groundlings Theater that she honed her comedy chops through sketch writing and improv, ultimately becoming a member of their esteemed Sunday Company. From there she built a comedy career that spanned both film and television. As an actress/improvisor, Candace's is best known for her series regular role on the improvised STARZ comedy Head Case and recurring role on the Sci-fi hit Torchwood. From Fox's Mindy Project, ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, NBC's Community and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Candace has parlayed her diverse performance background into her work as a writer/director and video/podcast editor.
Dana Powell is known best for her role as Cam’s sister, Pameron Tucker, on ABC’s Modern Family, Powell found her voice and began comedy improv training in Los Angeles at iO West, UCB, and The Groundlings. You may have seen her in other things such as Bridesmaids, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, The Good Place and more. You can also hear her as Mater’s sister, Mato, in Disney’s Pixar ‘Cars’ universe.
Original music by
Broadway Babies
Incredible musicians and performers Leah Sprecher and Nicole Mangi wrote and performed both the theme song, "In The Garden" as well as the pilot episode's catchy pop song, "Photosynthesis."
Best friends and collaborators for over 15 years, Leah and Nicole shared the stage in a summerstock production of 42nd Street in NYC. Individually, they have performed all over the world, from Broadway to South Africa, National Tours, Tony Award winning theatres, The Groundlings Sunday Company, TV, film, commercials and more. Years later, with a newfound urge to give back to the community, they teamed up to build an award-winning children’s theatre program in Northern California, but they didn’t stop there.
After Nicole became a mom, she wanted to share her passion for musical theatre with her baby but couldn’t find a class that would allow for the inspirational engagement she was looking for so she called up her bestie Leah and from there Broadway Babies was born.