Tactile Garden Bed
Tactile Garden Bed
The Tactile Garden bed is an experience for all five senses! Lamb’s ear is velvety soft to the touch, while the flowers of the Chocolate Flower plant smell like hot chocolate every morning. Some plants, like Oraegano, are a taste experience. Come experience gardening with your whole body!
Favorite Plants in this bed:
Lamb's Ear - Stachys Byzantina
Velvety soft leaves with small pink flower spikes in the summer
Chocolate Flower - Berlandiera lyrata
A pollinator favorite with a delighful chocolate scent when in bloom
The Youth Sensory Gardening manual from the American Horticultural Society provides great information on why sensory gardens are important.
Lamb’s Ear
Chocolate Flower
Oregano