10 Easy Ways to Make Your Garden a Sensory Experience

1. Plant fragrant flowers and herbs in raised beds or containers to bring pleasant scents closer to your nose.

2. Plant fragrant plants near doors and windows for maximum enjoyment.

3. Include the soothing sound of water by building a fountain, pond or stream.

4. Create a mood with color. Choose yellow, red and orange plants to create

a warm, inviting garden. Select green, blue and violet plants to create a serene

atmosphere.
5. Make your own natural music by planting a variety of trees, grasses and shrubs that rustle in the wind.

6. Select plants with colored and textured leaves, flowers, berries and bark to make your garden visually interesting all year long.

7. Choose plants that are furry, spongy, prickly or silky to add tactile delight to your garden.

8. Combine tall, medium and short plants to create visual interest.

9. Group plants with subtle fragrances in drifts to combine their scent and intensify the effect.

10. Plant shrubs, flowers and trees that attract bees, birds, butterflies and other

wildlife to your back yard.

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