Session 1: The rain didn't keep these kiddos away from a good time. Our first Sensory Garden bed is planted!
This group of enthusiastic budding gardeners learned about the Five Senses and what a Sensory Garden is. They weren't so fond of the Smelling portion of the lesson in which they smelled the soil. One little gardener explained, "It smells like dirt!," with disgust. 
If you missed out on this opportunity, don't worry. We have another bed coming soon and we will schedule one more planting day to complete the project. We have free trowels and giveaways for any youth that is willing to help.
Session 2: The final plants are in the Children's Sensory Garden thanks to these fine young ones. These up and coming gardeners learned about the connection between the five senses and a Sensory Garden. With their new trowels in hand, they happily planted the remaining plants to complete this project! Thank you to this wonderful group of kids and their parents who helped make this project complete!
Excerpt by Club Member Darryl Ames:
"Both raised beds in the Sensory Garden are planted and doing great!
We held two educational sessions with children between the age of 4 and 14 to teach them about the five senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, and smell) which culminated in the planting of the beds by the children in attendance.
Temporary fencing was put up to protect the plants from the local deer until a permanent fence can be erected.
The garden also includes a frog water fountain to add the sound of gurgling water to the hearing aspect of the experience."
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