Seeing with Other Senses: Gardens for the Blind

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February/March 2007
By JoAnn Gardner 
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Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden
7637 N. 55th Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85301

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Especially designed for the blind and nearly blind, the Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden features a bronzed map at the entrance that helps visitors visualize what the park looks and feels like. There are four miniature themed parks, a water feature and low stone benches.

Ethel L. Dupar Fragrance Garden
C/O Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind
2501 S. Plum St.
Seattle, WA 98114
(206) 436-2116
http://www.SeattleLighthouse.org

After decades of neglect, the Ethel L. Dupar Fragrance Garden is being restored to its former beauty. It features hardy fragrant blossoms, herbs and spices, raised beds and a sunken garden. The garden needs plants and volunteers. Contact Melissa Mueller.

Garden of Exploration at the Arkansas School for the Blind
P.O. Box 668
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 664-1713

Maintained since 1969 by the Arkansas Unit of the HSA, the Garden of Exploration features scented, textured and culinary plants, as well as brightly colored flowers (marigolds, zinnias, coreposis) for those with some sight. Contact Betty French.

For more information

Perkins School for the Blind
175 N. Beacon St.
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 924-3434
www.perkins.org

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600
www.afb.org

The Western Blind Rehabilitation Center at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital
3801 Miranda Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Contact Jerry Duncan
(415) 307-7921
http://www.palo-alto.med.va.gov
/wbrc/index.asp

J.R. Curtis Jr. Memorial Garden
100 Grand Blvd.
Longview, TX 75606
(903) 237-1230
http://www.ci.longview.tx.us

This garden hopes to create a space in which learning and recreation come together to form a healing environment. Features include a pond with a perpetual fountain, butterfly garden and statuary.

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