The Sensory Garden
After 1500 volunteer hours, the first chapter
in the story of how our garden grew is complete with the official
opening of the Sensory Garden on 19th May 2012.
I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this garden - from design
through to the last plant going in. Wildlife gardening, salvage and
celebrating the sensory nature of plants is right up my street! The
staff and volunteer teams at Brandon are great to work with and I
have learned so much, both from research and the experience itself.
It has been very rewarding to watch the garden evolve from the
original concept to what it is now, I like the fact that various
groups have had their input, making it an truly collaborative
effort.
Lucy Hartley, Lucy Hartley Garden
"I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute
of this garden - from design through to the last plant going in.
Wildlife gardening, salvage and celebrating the sensory nature of
plants is right up my street! The staff and volunteer teams at
Brandon are great to work with and I have learned so much, both
from research and the experience itself. It has been very rewarding
to watch the garden evolve from the original concept to what it is
now, I like the fact that various groups have had their input,
making it a truly collaborative effort".
Lucy Hartley, Lucy Hartley Gardens
Cutting the ribbon to officially open the Sensory Garden
on 19th May 2012
We will continue to work with local schools and artists over the
coming months to produce and install a range of artwork in the
garden. Interpretation materials will be produced thanks to funding
from the Ratcliff Foundation and F.R. Ratcliff Charitable
Settlement.
A few of the visitors who attended the opening of the
Sensory Garden.
We hope you will return to the sensory garden to see how it
continues to grow and flourish,
providing food and shelter for wildlife and an experience for all
of our senses for everyone.
An 8 page booklet produced
for the opening of the Sensory Garden is available as a pdf to
download.
From left to right: Kate Sugden (Grants Manager), Julie
Turner (Living Landscape Manager and Project Manager) with Lucy
Hartley (Lucy Hartley Gardens) and Stephen Trotter (Warwickshire
Wildlife Trust Chief Executive) at the launch.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust would like to
thank everyone involved in the project including Barclays, CEMEX,
HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover, LAFARGE, Rhead Group, Valpak, WREN, Lucy
Hartley Gardens, Ratcliff Foundation and F.R. Ratcliff
Charitable Settlement, The Rowlands Trust, Burnham Landscapes Ltd,
Rugby Natural History Society, Nature Force and Chris 'The Digger
Man' The Family of Michael Hill, The Family of Ian Michael
Hart and many other individuals who have volunteered to make
the garden a reality.
Volunteers from Barclays, CEMEX, HSBC, Rhead Group and Valpak also helped to physically build the
garden, often is appaling weather conditions!