Learners at Red2Greenhouse created their marvellous sensory garden out of some disused land behind Bottisham Village College.

The garden is separated into distinct areas to appeal to different senses. There are lavenders, roses, jasmine and honeysuckle, among other plants, that smell beautiful. For sound, there are grasses that rustle and, when they're going to seed, their pods rattle in the wind. The Red2Greenhouse team also works hard to make the garden appealing to people with poor eyesight and here's a border specially planted with bold red and gold plants, interspersed with acid green ones, to provide strong colour contrast.

Other features of particular note in the garden are:

• a camomile lawn, with three birch trees at its centre
• an arch and wind break woven of live willow
• a solar-powered water feature, shaped like a huge pollen kernel
• conifers which create strong shapes and forms
• a rock garden, planted with alpines.

Robin Newell, Red2Greenhouse's manager, sums up the special nature of the garden:

"The sensory garden is open to the public and is such a special place to sit and muse a while. The fact that it has been created by people with learning and physical disabilities alongside college students makes it even more impressive."

Robin Newell, Red2Greenhouse's manager

In 2006, Wren (Waste Recycling Environment Ltd) gave us a grant of £20,000 for a new glasshouse and learning area. We were desperate for more space to hold meetings, classes and to grow plants, and our new glasshouse is large enough to do all that. The glasshouse is 13.72m x 6.4m and has a partition. We would like to thank Wren very much.

For more information on Red2Greenhouse, or to find out about enrolling, email us using this link or call us at 01223 811662.