Garden Gifts for the Senses

We hav launched a unique collection of gardening-themed sensory gifts which make an ideal gift for someone to enable blind people to explore their other senses.

Sight is the sense that people value the most. When a person has a visual impairment their other senses are often heightened. SeeAbility’s Senses - the gift of discovery™ gives people the opportunity to purchase a sensory gift for themselves, friends or family and raise vital funds for the charity. Gardening offers people with a visual impairment a wide range of sensory stimulation bringing significant benefits to their quality of life. The smell of scented flowers, the warmth of sunshine, a cool breeze touching the skin, the myriad of sounds around them and the vast array of textures of plants are all deeply rewarding to people with a visual impairment. In addition gardening itself can develop into a rewarding hobby which in turn builds confidence and sense of well-being.

All gifts in the collection reflect sensory activities which SeeAbility encourages to enhance the lives of blind people it supports.

Available online, visitors to the SeeAbility website will enjoy a unique audio experience of evocative sounds for each gift of their choice. The recipient receives a gift card telling them about the benefits of their gift to a blind or visually impaired person.

Gifts in the range include wind chimes, a vegetable plot, gardening lessons and a sensory garden.

Emma Smith, SeeAbility’s Head of Individual Giving, “We are delighted with the tremendous response we’ve had to our new Senses - the gift of discovery ™. Many people are opting to buy virtual gifts as an alternative present for friends and family. This sensory gift collection helps promote greater awareness of visual impairment by focusing on other senses that blind people are reliant on”

For more information visit http://www.seeability.org/senses/