A Gardener’s Miscellany

This week it’s:

Sensory plants

We look at how plants help us connect with nature

SENSORY gardens are all about stimulating and engaging with the five basic senses: sight, smell, sound, touch and taste. They allow you to connect with nature, and encourage you to become more aware of your surroundings. They’re not just for people with impaired senses (blindness, deafness and so on); experts claim that spending time in a sensory garden can help enhance one’s sense of wellbeing, as well as reduce stress and calm the mind. A sensory garden could have a theme, such as being laid out to stimulate individual senses at different times. Or it could be multi-sensory, engaging multiple senses at once. Let’s have a