Volunteers with the Richardson East Rotary Club (RERC) held a service event this week to maintain and further develop the sensory garden located adjacent to the City’s Ann Eisemann Inclusive Playground at Cottonwood Park. RERC provided significant financial assistance to establish the playground and garden in 2019 and has since helped to maintain the garden in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Department. It provides an interactive, tactile nature experience for children of all abilities and features perennial, drought-tolerant and non-poisonous plants, with a layout that emphasizes diverse textures and colors.
Unlike traditional “hands off” garden displays, this garden encourages active engagement; children are permitted to touch the plants and pick specific flowers. The garden also serves as a habitat for local wildlife, frequently hosting nesting ducks within the ornamental grasses.
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