Peace Of Mind

We are collaborating to create a sensory dye garden at The Kintsugi Garden Project - a disability friendly allotment in Keyham. This garden will create experiences which stimulate all of the senses; sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. We will also be able to create a dye garden within this garden which will allow us to learn about natural dyes and in which we will be providing workshops for the local community.

A sensory dye garden offers another element to the Kintsugi Garden Project which will allow for a space to engage the senses, slow down from the pressures of life and offer a space to feel calm and connect with nature in a mindful way. The natural dye workshops will lend themselves to building a community of wellness and offer a space for learning and sharing together. The garden will have a Permaculture approach, and along the journey participants will learn about an environmentally friendly approach to gardening which benefits people as well as the local wildlife.

Our collectives formed to offer a project within Keyham which combines our knowledge of wellness approaches with the healing benefits brought about when working in nature. We want to provide a project which gives access to these wellness spaces to those with physical and mental disabilities. We believe Keyham to be a place where we can make a positive long-term impact and where the community and ourselves can also learn and benefit from each other’s experience.