Explore the Garden

Raised beds
Raised garden beds show that by elevating the soil level, gardeners can care for a garden more easily with very little bending, stooping or reaching.

Hanging Baskets
Baskets in this garden can be lowered to a gardener's working height, then raised for display.

Vertical Wall Gardens
These special wood frames within easy reach on garden walls make a striking display when filled with colorful annuals or vegetables.

Shallow Pans
Shallow beds built above the ground allow legroom for gardeners who sit while tending plants.

raised Water Features
Raised water gardens bring plants within easy reach. For sensory enjoyment, the garden also has several fountains and uniquely designed water walls, which create 5-foot-wide sheets of water..

Paving for Accessibility
A level grade, firm surface, good drainage and color contrasts for visual discrimination contribute to improved mobility in the garden.

Tactile Beds
Plants of many textures are featured. A metal grid running across this garden bed provides a planting guide for people who garden by touch.

Sensational Plants
The 3,100 plants in the Enabling Garden were chosen largely for their beauty and appeal to multiple senses. Discover plants with bright colors, pleasant fragrances and interesting textures.

Scenic Overlook
An elegant gallery garden provides a spectacular view across the lagoon.

Teaching Pavillion
Located at the north end of the Enabling Garden, a canvas-covered outdoor classroom is the staging area for horticultural therapy workshops and classes.

Discovery Carts
Visitors are encouraged to use all their senses to experience plants and to sample tools that ease the practice of gardening. Trained volunteers can answer questions..