The Lerner Garden of the Five Senses opened in June of 2009 and was an immediate favorite with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens visitors. While there is an abundance of plants and features in areas designed to appeal to each sense, the entire garden is a sensational experience.

Pavilion
Pavilion
Fountain
Fountain
Pavilion and pond
Pavilion and pond

Entrance of the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
Entrance of the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses
Fall scene
Fall scene
"Taste" area
"Taste" area

"Sound" area
"Sound" area
Salvia argentea 'Hobbit's Foot'
Salvia argentea 'Hobbit's Foot'
Rosa 'Baline' Yellow Submarine
Rosa 'Baline' Yellow Submarine

Rheum 'Ace of Hearts' and Fuchsia triphylla 'Gardenmeister Bonstedt'
Rheum 'Ace of Hearts' and Fuchsia triphylla 'Gardenmeister Bonstedt'
Split granite
Split granite
Symphytum x uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' with Liatris spicata 'Kobold' and Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'
Symphytum x uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' with Liatris spicata 'Kobold' and Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Chilly Winds'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Chilly Winds'
Aralia elata 'Silver Umbrella'
Aralia elata 'Silver Umbrella'
Sound stone
Sound stone

Vertical planter detail
Vertical planter detail
Pavilion
Pavilion
Pond and plantings
Pond and plantings

The waterfall and weir
The waterfall and weir
Labyrinth/reflexology walk
Labyrinth/reflexology walk

Special thanks to William Brehm, Riverside Studio Photography, for some of the images in this gallery. They are provided for our use courtesy of The Bruce John Riddell Landart Archive.