Designers hope Sightsavers sensory exhibit at London flower show will offer something for everyoneSome will want to touch the Stachys byzantina, an evergreen plant with leaves so velvety soft its common name is lamb’s...
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Some will want to touch the Stachys byzantina, an evergreen plant with leaves so velvety soft its common name is lamb’s ear. Others will want to smell the star jasmine, taste the plethora of herbs or listen to the “sensory soundscape” inspired by bioelectric signals of the surrounding plants.
When the Sightsavers sensory garden opens at the Chelsea flower show this week, designers Peter Karn, Janice Molyneux and Sarah Fisher are hoping that visitors, with disabilities or without, will find it an accessible, inclusive space that engages all their senses.
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Designers hope Sightsavers sensory exhibit at London flower show will offer something for everyoneSome will want to touch the Stachys byzantina, an evergreen plant with leaves so velvety soft its common name is lamb’s...
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