We're creating a sensory garden; do you have planter boxes at varying heights for accessibility?

Oh, you’re asking about our sensory garden? Let me tell you—this is my favorite topic to chat about, because I get to feel like a proud gardener who’s also a little bit of an architect.

Yes, absolutely, we have planter boxes at varying heights. And I don’t just mean “varied” in a decorative sense—I mean intentionally, lovingly, accessibly varied. When we first started designing this sensory garden, we thought: what if a garden could be touched, smelled, heard, and even tasted by everyone—no matter how tall they sit, stand, or roll?

So we built low boxes that rest right on the ground, almost like a carpet of lavender and mint. You can brush your fingertips over them without even bending down. Then there are mid-height boxes, perfect for a seated gardener or a kid who wants to inspect a fuzzy lamb’s ear leaf up close. And yes, we have taller raised beds too—shoulder-high for someone who prefers standing or uses a walker, so they don’t have to stoop at all.

I remember one afternoon, a visitor in a wheelchair rolled up and said, “I’ve never been able to touch the rosemary before.” She reached out, closed her eyes, and just let the scent linger. That’s the whole point. Every height is a hug for a different body.

We even added textured labels in braille and bold print at each level, so everyone knows exactly what they’re feeling or smelling. The whole space breathes together—silver sage, lemon balm, velvety petals, rustling grasses.

So yes, we have planter boxes at every height. Not because it looks fancy, but because every single person deserves to lean into a garden and say, “I belong here too.”