A sensory garden offers children of all ages lots of opportunities to explore their environment through their senses. Our sensory garden runs along the fence between the under-twos' garden and the main courtyard, giving all the children easy access to it.
We took advice on suitable plants for the garden from the Scottish Natural Heritage. We selected some plants because of their wonderful smell, such as rosemary, wild garlic, mint, parsley, basil, chives and thyme. Others we chose for their texture, for example, geraniums, which have a soft furry feel, and 'lambs' lugs' (Stachys), which have a silver sheen and velvet texture. We included some grasses for their stiff, unbending blades and pampas for its feathery tops. Other plants that we chose include lavender, coleus, ivy and petunias.
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