Turning gardens into
multisensory experiences
Julie Swann looks
beyond the provision of
a basic garden in care
homes and encourages
the design of a safe
outdoor environment that
stimulates all senses.
Gardening is an active hobby, but all can
enjoy the...
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Turning gardens into
multisensory experiences
Julie Swann looks
beyond the provision of
a basic garden in care
homes and encourages
the design of a safe
outdoor environment that
stimulates all senses.
Gardening is an active hobby, but all can
enjoy the pleasures of a garden.
With
forward planning, gardens can be designed
to provide all-year-round enjoyment.
This
article looks beyond the provision of a basic
garden in care homes and encourages an
approach that will provide a safe outdoor
environment that stimulates all senses.
Importance of a garden for
people in residential care
Most people enjoy gardens either actively
or passively, perhaps as a place to reflect,
to reminisce, to contemplate or to simply
to look out onto.
A garden should be an
integral, interesting part of a care home
environment, no matter how small the area
available.
Today, we are far more aware of the
physical difficulties that prevent full enjoyment of a garden.
To enable people of
all ages and abilities t
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