Sensory Gardens
at the 2001 Minnesota State Fair
plantkingdom.com's
sensory garden theme was inspired by the Sensory Garden at the
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen.
plantkingdom.com's Sensory Gardens consist of two garden plots
located in front of the Care and Assistance building on Dan Patch
Ave. directly across from Heritage Square.
The primary goal of the
gardens is to demonstrate how plants can appeal to all our senses:
- Touch
- -Touch lightly, experience a wide array of
textures and scents, including the plush, velvety leaves of the
cuban oregano that bring back the childhood memories of Vics
Vapor Rub, or the fine-toothed leaves of the rosemary that tempt
you to lose yourself in her intoxicating aroma.
- Sight
- -Enjoy the visual appeal of the contrasting colors and plant
forms, from the tall, upright amaranth to the tight, ground
hugging carpet of creeping thyme.
- Sound
- -Listen carefully, with a breeze you may be able to enjoy the
rustling leaves of the quaking aspen or the crunchy crackling of
the strawflower as you brush your hand through the yellow
blossoms.
- Smell
- -Flower blossoms, leaf oils, and even the cocoa bean mulch tease
your nose with fragrant pleasures both familiar and foreign.
- Taste
- -And finally, tingle your taste buds with a tiny pinch of the
slightly numbing, licorice flavored French tarragon, perhaps
followed with the familiarity of a chive tip, freshened afterward
with a peppermint leaf.
This garden
has to be designed and planted to be at its peak during the short
weeks that the MN State Fair is active, on ongoing task that can be
both frustrating and entertaining!
Main Garden Layout
Scent Plants
A=Heliotrope
B=Candle Stick
C=Alyssum
D=Licorice Plant
E=Citronella Plant
F=Vics Vapor Rub Plant
G=Curry Plant
H=French Lavender
I=Dill
J=Rosemary |
Taste Plants
I=Dill
J=Rosemary
K=Peppermint
L=French Tarragon
M=Chives |
Touch Plants
N=Mullein
O=Silver Mound
P=Elephant Ears
Q=Strawflower
R=Creeping Thyme
S=Meyers Fern |
PerryPost@plantkingdom.com
 
   
 
 
Thank you Malmborg's
Garden Center for the
various plant donations.
Thank you Green Value Nursery for the many fragrant Heliotrope plants.
Thank you Out Back Nursery for the gracious Amorpha donation.
See our write-up
in the Mpls Star Tribune!
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