Bradenton’s Rita Patel kneeled next to her daughter Aarna Patel to look at the plants in the Braden River Library’s new sensory garden.
They were able to see various native Florida plants, including Browne’s savory, Scarlet salvia, false rosemary, beach creeper and dune sunflowers, as they went down the stone path.
Braden River Library unveiled its new sensory garden during an Earth Day celebration April 22.
Chris Culp, the youth librarian at the Braden River Library, said library staff has wanted a sensory garden for years, but staff decided to wait until after the construction of a new wing to the library was complete to start the garden.
“I visited a sensory garden and thought, ‘What a great thing to have to learn about plants,’” Culp said. “Every library has what they call a…
