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Gardening for the Blind: Tips for People with Impaired Vision

Many people believe vision impairment will prevent them from enjoying their gardens. I don't think we can speak to what vision impaired folks think. Not so! The French painter, Claude Monet, was an avid gardener who loved flowers almost as much as he did painting. Although Monet eventually lost most of his vision, he did not stop painting, nor did he ever lose his love for gardening. Vision impairment does not have to spoil your enjoyment of gardening, either.

The Sensual Garden

While many gardeners choose plants for their visual beauty some chose plants that stimulate the other senses. The following suggestions and plant lists will help you choose plants that cater to your senses of taste, smell, touch, and hearing.

Purdue Horticulture Therapy Web Page

Providing information on how and where horticulture therapy can and should be used. This is done through links that provide the resources for specific areas of interest.

Building a Raised Flower Bed

Information on guidelines and materials to use for building raised beds for easier gardening.


Resources

Flowers and House Plants -Purdue Extension Publications

Consumer Horticulture - Purdue University

Horticultural Therapy

The Virtual Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory (PPDL)

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