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I've (been!) volunteered to create a couple of sensory raised beds in our village. What plants would you use for this?
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I have used some herbs in between some crazy paving round my greenhouse with sensory in mind, I used
Chamomile and lavender for texture and smell and some alpine strawberries for something edible. -
Anything smelly that's easy to look after - lavender and chamomile as above, rosemary, winter box etc. Also consider sound - tall grasses sound great in the wind. Something like stacchys byzantina has lovely soft leaves to touch and is tough as old boots.Another happy Nutter...
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On thinking about it, Mediterranean 'erbs could be a good thing if the beds are well drained and offer edible as well as sensory.Comment
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How about greater quaking grass which produces seed heads that will rustle, the can also be puller around a little. Honesty also has unusual seed heads which might make a noise and would feel unusual if touched. Sweetcorn sounds great and so does bamboo if you can find one that won't take over your bed.Follow my grow and cook your own blog
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If it's not a windy spot you could have some perfumed winter plants.
I love viburnum bodnatense, Dawn or Charles Lamont. It's a deciduous shrub, but not massive.
Also a sarcococca, or Christmas Box is evergreen, tiny white flowers in winter with a powerful scent, followed by black berries. Maybe 5 foot tall, but takes a few years to get there. Likes a shady spot.
Neither need pruned or anything else done to them, just enjoy.Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.Comment
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Artemisia arboretum, soft feathery foliage and scented you rub your hands over it. Needs trimming regularly to keep it in check.Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poetComment
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Assuming the sense is smell I would guess:
Lavender, Rosemary, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Rose, Geraniums (scented ones).
Suppose as a difference Night Stocks.
Really, really different one of those things that smells or rotting flesh.
My bay tree smells of Bay. Quite strongly.
Several thymes.Comment
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