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Use Gardening to Calm Your Senses
Gardening benefits your health and well-being in so many ways and appeals to all the senses. Many people are turning to “sensory” gardens to enjoy the stimulation you can get for touch, sight, smell and sound. It’s easy to achieve and satisfying to create. Today, many care facilities are using a sensory garden for their patients. A stroll through the features it offers can relax and calm patients – and studies indicate it helps those children with autism and other disabilities to better process their thoughts and actions. Planning a Stress Relieving Garden When choosing plants for a sensory garden, remember to design and choose the plants in the garden…