When you are choosing plants for your sensory garden designs, its a good idea to select plants for different types of scent.
Most sensory plants can make a good place for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia to be.
Scents that fill the air and can be smelt without touching the plant, like Mock orange, Philadelphus, some roses,Honeysuckle, and the Curry plant.
Plants you need to get up close too, Violet, primrose and some Narcissus.
Plants you will need to pinch or crush in your hand, like Peppermint, Apple mint, Lemon thyme most culinary herbs, Camomile and scented Geranium.
Pathways, Plant fragrant plants like rosemary, lavender, honeysuckle, sweet alyssum, lemon balm, mint, and sweet peas along paths and entrances where they can be fully appreciated.
Sensory garden plants
Flowers, Plants, Shrubs and Trees to plant in a Sensory garden for scent, touch and hearing.
Fragrant Trees and Shrubs Buddleia the Butterfly Bush, Citrus, Daphne, Frangipani, Gardenia, Jasmine, Lilac, Mock Orange, Rose .
Plants to Touch Cape Jasmine,Cockscomb,Feather grass,Gay-feather,Globe Amaranth,Hare's Tale Grass,Lamb's ears,Lily,Love-lies-bleeding,Mullein,Obedient Plant,Poppy,Pussy willow,Rose mallow,Squirrel-tail grass,Statice,Woolly thyme,Wormwood
Plants for sound t Animated Oats,Balloon flower,Bamboo,Chinese lantern plant,Honesty or Money Plant,Pampas grass,Pearl Grass.
Trees for sound Birch,Pine,Poplar.
Plants for taste Safe fruits and vegetables include pumpkins, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, carrots, strawberries. Herbs, like mint, dill, and parsley can be good for flavoring many types of food as well as providing colour and texture in a sensory garden design. lists of fruit and vegetables here growing your own
To see the range of Suttons seeds click on the seedling, click tulips for bulbs. Be inspired
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We can plan and build a Sensory garden for you or provide a sensory garden planting plan.
