Philipstown Garden Club’s Sensory Experience Garden Table Takes to the Road

May 03, 2023

Engaging the senses to inspire the next generation of gardeners

From sweet lavender through citrusy lemon verbena to peppery mountain mint. Signage identified flowers and herbs with suggestions of  “Smell Me” or, as in the case of lamb’s ears, “Touch Me,” while thistly Teasel attracted bumble bees, fascinating children. Despite the summer heat, more than three dozen visitors sampled the sensory delights and left with a take-away sachet of lavender. 

A dozen club members took turns in the 90+ degree heat to set up, staff, and break down the table, which stayed cool under the dense shade of a mature maple in the Desmond Fish Public Library's Reading Garden. Despite the heat, more than three dozen visitors sampled the sensory delights and left with a take-away sachet of lavender, so the memories might linger. 

The Philipstown Garden Club’s president explained the evolution of the project, “The success at the July community day led to the PTA president of a local school asking us if we wanted to teach an after-school enrichment class on gardening and the program expanded from there.”

 

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