Sensory Garden
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Sensory Garden
Sensory Garden is a type of outdoor space in landscape architecture designed to stimulate the five senses through careful selection and arrangement of plants, materials, and features. Designers often use plants with different leaf textures, scents, and colors, as well as water elements, textured pathways, and sound-producing features like grasses or chimes. A unique detail is that some sensory gardens use raised beds or vertical planting walls to bring sensory experiences closer to people of different heights, making the sensory elements easy to reach and touch. Designers sometimes use natural materials like smooth stones or bark chips in pathways to create a variety of tactile sensations underfoot, and aromatic herbs are often planted near seating areas to enhance the sense of smell when people rest.
plant selection, tactile pathways, aromatic herbs, water features, vertical planting
CITATION : "Kevin Green. 'Sensory Garden.' Design+Encyclopedia. https://design-encyclopedia.com/define/sensory-garden?E=481887 (Accessed on October 14, 2026)"
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