The Early Childhood Learning Center featured in this report is an on-campus university laboratory nursery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The center staff provided opportunities for the children to engage in collaborative partnerships with two colleges at the university. The children utilized newly developed outdoor gardening spaces to explore how the natural environment functions within a unique desert climate. By engaging with plants that had perceived "superpowers" such as climbing and providing food, the children were offered rich classroom experiences in the specific environmental context of the UAE. The Superhero Garden Project provided an excellent start for generating interest in gardens as places of growth, beauty and healing among children, teachers and the faculty, as well as benefiting children's learning.