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Sensory Garden

Overview

A journey through the Sensory Gardens is like wandering through a subtle multi-sensory kaleidoscope. The contrasting colours and shapes of the flowers and foliage stimulate the visual senses. Sweet scents drift by to be overtaken by other delicious scents. Soothing sounds are made by the bamboo swaying in the breeze and the fountains splashing in the pond. 

History

The Sensory Gardens were opened to the public in September 2011 and are a place of enchantment and inspiration. There is a rich range of sensory experiences provided by the clever design and carefully selected plants.

The many elements include playful water features, a striking sculpture of the Barking Gecko and the enticing stepping stones. 

To help fund the Sensory Garden Dubbo City Council received $458,000 from the Federal Government, and many local TAFE students contributed their time to the construction of this garden.

Elements of the garden

Significant elements within the Sensory Gardens include:
• A Georgian style rose bed planted with David Austin Roses
• Interactive and accessible water features
• A striking sandstone sculpture of the Barking Gecko
• Stepping stones across the lake
• A herb garden and all access potting bench
• Over 1,300 plants.

 

Plants in the garden include:

COMMON NAME

BOTANIC NAME

Water Plants

Common Reed

Phragmities australis

Common Rush

Juncus usitatus

Common Spikerush

Eleocharis acuta

Tall Sedge

Carex appressa

Jointed Twig Rush

Baumea articulate

Garden Plants

Mudgee Wattle

Acacia spectabilis

Weeping Maple

Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Std

Fern Leaf Maple

Acer japonica f. aconitifolium

Japanese windflower

Anemone X hybrida

Cailtlins giant Bugle

Ajuga Jungle beauty

Pink Silk Tree

Albizzia julibrissin

Lemon scented verbena

Aloysia triphylla

Kangaroo paw

Anigozanthos 'Bush gem'

Columbine

Aquilega vulgaris

Wormwood

Artemisia arborescens

African Daisy

Arctotis hybrida

Lemon Myrtle

Backhousia citriodora

Alphonse Karr Bamboo

Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr'

Slender Weavers Bamboo

Bambusa textilis 'gracilis'

Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’

Banksia spinulosa'Birthday Candles'

Brachycome daisy

Brachyscome multifida

Queensland Bottle Tree

Brachychiton rupestris

Bubbleja

Buddleja davidii 'Harlequin'

Box Hedge

Buxus microphylla var.japonica

Fringe Myrtle

Calytrix tetragona

Mexican Orange Blossom

Choisya ternate

Silk Floss Tree, Kapok

Ceiba speciosa

Meyer Lemon

Citrus limon 'Meyer'

Kaffir lily hybrid

Clivia miniata 'hybrid'

Lemon Scented Gum

Corymbia citriodora

Convolvulus

Convolvulus mauritanicus

Karo Red

Coprosma 'Karo Red'

Cordyline

Cordyline stricta 'Red Sensation'

Lemongrass

Cymbopogon citratus

Lemon Scented Myrtle

Darwinia citriodora

Ghost Bamboo

Dendrocalamus minor 'amoenus'

Purple Hop Bush

Dodonaea viscose Purpurea'

Lavender Grass

Eragrostis elongata 'Elvera'

Escallonia

Escallonia 'Red Elf'

Bush blue gum

Eucalyptus globulus 'compacta'

Blue Fescue

Festuca Glauca

Cumquat

Fortunella

Gardenia

Gardenia augusta 'florida'

Honey Locust Lime Green

Gleditsia triacanthos 'Lime Green'

Curry Plant

Helichrysum angustifolium

Yellow Buttons

Helichrysum ramosissimum

Native Frangipani

Hymenosporum flavum

Japanese blood grass

Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'

Impatiens

Impatiens 'red' / 'white'

Bearded iris

Iris germanica

Red Hot poker

Kniphofia – Winter Cheer

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Crepe Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica x L. fauriei 'Sioux'

Variegated liriope/mondo

Liriope 'Stripey White'

Tea tree

Leptospermum 'Wiri donna'

Apple

Malus domestica

Peppermint

Mentha piperita

Broad Leafed Paperbark

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Common Mint

Mentha viridis

Magnolia Little Gem

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Port wine Magnolia

Michelia figo

Weeping Mulberry

Morus alba 'Pendula'

Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Catmint

Nepeta cataria

Olive

Olea europaea

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Flax hybrid

Phormium 'Bronze baby'

Variegated Lemon scented Geranium

Pelagonium crispum variegata

Chinese pistachio

Pistacia chinensis

Pittosporum Emerald Star

Pittosporum tenuifolium Emerald Star'

Silver Sheen

Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen'

Black Bamboo

Phyllostachys nigra

Plumbago white

Plumbago 'White'

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Climbing Pierre de Ronsard

Rosa 'Pierre de Ronsard'

Rose

Rosa Crepuscule

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officianalis

Mexican sage

Salvia leucantha

Salvia

Salvia mexicana 'Limelight'

Chinese Tallow Wood

Sapium sebiferum

Lambs ears

Stachys lanata

Lilly Pilly

Syzgium australe 'Elite'

Star jasmine ground cover

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Chinese Elm

Ulmus parvifolia 'Yarralumla'

Violets

Viola labradorica

Vinca

Vinca major

Wisteria

Wisteria Sinensis Blue Pacific

Wollemi Pine

Wollemi nobilis

Grass tree

Xanthorrhoea australis

Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea glauca

Flamboyant

Delonix regina

Golden Trumpet Tree

Tabebuia chrysotricha

Gymea Lilly

Doryanthes excelsa

Japanese Sago Palm

Cycad revoluta