Garden for Everyone
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Designed to be appealing to all people, regardless of physical limitations, this garden is wheelchair accessible. The plantings are selected and presented in such a way as to be a multisensory experience. Visitors find fragrance in the garden from February through November, with foliage that is soft to the touch and grasses that make a rustling sound as they sway in the wind. A bronze sculpture, titled LaHermana del Hombre Boveda (Sister of the Vault Man) sits atop a small fountain in the center of the garden, and this too plays a part in the sensory experience. The granite inscription from Antoine de Saint Exupery sums up this experience, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
If one is looking for a place to excite the senses or simply desires a quiet bench on which to have lunch, this is the perfect spot.
Highlights of the Garden For Everyone
- Daphne caucasica – sweet-scented plant that blooms from May – Nov
- Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ – pink, fragrant blooms in June with yellow fall color
- Viburnum juddii ‘Compacta’ – sweet, clove-scented blooms in May with red fall color
- Lilium ‘Casa Blanca’ – sweet-smelling white bloom that reaches 4’
- Rosmarinus officinalis – great for texture and a very aromatic herb
- Magnolia virginiana – Fragrant, white, early summer bloom with glossy foliage
In the News
"As I took my first picture, I wondered about the kind of institution that devotes this level of design and care to the place where visitors leave their cars. The obvious answer is that, to the Museum, beauty, in all its forms, is a priority."
"Our favourite garden of the whole tour was the garden that is home to the Indianapolis Museum of Art...if you have the chance to visit - be sure to include this gem during your stay."
"The gardens surrounding the Indianapolis Museum of Art are a shimmering emerald. This is the oasis that every city needs when escaping concrete and steel."
