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The five senses are wonderfully stimulated in any garden. Touch and sound are a great part of your garden experience. To spice up the garden to inspire touch and hearing, continue reading.
Touch To walk into a garden that is filled with bushes and plants that are covered with thorns and prickles would be a very unpleasing experience. Several flower and vegetable plants are known for their thorns such as the rose bush that is beautiful to smell and see but must be handled careful if you are not to prick yourself. Surrond your garden with a few plants that look great, smell great, and are wonderful to touch. The chamomile plant smells sweet and is nice to touch. You are able to touch the flower caressing the fragrant leaves and feel the wonders of the plant. Each garden is unique, go into a garden store and feel the plants. Look for plants with a velvet touch or a silk flower. Sound Neighbours rustling around in the backyard. Dogs barking, squabbling families,lawnmowers, power tools, cars are just a few of the unpleasant noises that sweep over your garden. You may not be able to convince the neighbours to be quiet during certain times of the day but you can muzzle the outside noises. Every home needs the gentle sound of a wind chime. If you have bad memories of wind chimes because all the horror movies had the wind chime banging furiously before the first victim is harmed. Go into a store and just listen to the sweet sound of chimes. The chime you purchase must be personal and have a beautiful sound that enlightens you and not terrifies you. For years I refused to have chimes because they terrified me. This year I purchased a beautiful inexpensive chime that hangs beside my back door in the garden. Any gentle breeze sways the chime into soft music and dulls the neighbourhood noise. When the chime rings it brings me to the beauty of the moment and seems to relax my mind and body for the moment. Another great sound in the garden is the trickle of a water fountain. A well situated fountain quiets many noises. Place a fountain on the fence line with the neighbour that has the most annoying noises. On this fence line also put a few bushes and the fountain in front to reduce the noise. Buying a fountain is a big purchase. Do not make it in haste, Go to several stores and admire the various styles and make a choice with your heart not with your pocketbook. Save for a few months or a year before purchasing instead of buying a fountain that is affordable but is uninspiring. Go To Page: 1 2
The copyright of the article Retreat to the Garden--Part 2 in Simple Living is owned by Debbie DeSpirt. Permission to republish Retreat to the Garden--Part 2 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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