A fragrant and colourful sensory garden was offi- cially opened by residents, supporters and guests last week at a small gathering at the Glen Estate sheltered housing development in Brodick.
The well-established garden has been a long time in the making with residents actively involved in helping to make it a reality, from planning to planting to the continued maintenance in the form of weeding.
Following landscaping developments and a funding boost from National Lottery Awards for All, the Glen Estate Tenants’ Association enlisted the help of gardeners Colin and Jo Totty, who started the project with an illustrated talk on designing and planting a sensory garden. With input and assistance and weekly gardening classes for the residents, not to mention many hours of hard work by Colin and Jo, the sensory garden started to take shape.