A warm welcome to my blooming oasis! It’s a great joy to share the garden and my ideas of gardening with you! Everything I do is based on my gardening philosophy, which to a large extent is also my approach to life.
- Work with nature, not against it
- Take care of what is close
- Appreciate every day
- See the beauty
- Feel the joy
About the garden
I call it ”The Sensory Garden”. Another translation of ”Känn trädgården” would be ”Feel the garden”. For me it is very much about getting in contact with emotions and memories, and I invite my visitors to explore the garden and what it might do for you!
It is a private garden, open for groups booked in advance. Located in Askim, it is close to Gothenburg with its famous Botanical Garden and other public gardens of great interest. Very close is also the ocean with beautiful beach meadows and nature typical of Bohuslän.
The garden is 1100 squaremetres, with six garden rooms organized around the house. Each setting has its unique theme, colour and scent.
”Thank you for such a wonderful visit. I loved the garden, the way you worked WITH the site to create such a beautiful place. Also your generosity by inviting the public to enjoy it.” Maureen Kesteven, The National Gardens Scheme, England.
Extract from Reckless Gardener, by Susie White:
”There are six different areas each with its own atmosphere, hence the name Sensory Garden, though Camilla says that the translation from the Swedish word doesn’t quite get over the feeling. As you move from one area to another your physical experience changes from light to shade, openness to enclosure, colour to greenery.
Camilla has planted around the vast swelling slabs of granite and fashioned a lawn that is angled to one side to go with the contour. She has used circles to counteract the squareness of the house, and these also make the garden feel larger. She says she loves green in all its nuances, shapes and forms and that is such a relief for the eye to rest on after a lot of orange pink or red. By exposing the trunks of rhododendrons she’s created interesting shapes as well as places to plant beneath. There’s something to see all year round and in common with other Swedish gardens there are numerous places to sit out.”
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The layout and plantings are designed by Camilla Danielsson, who takes her inspiration both from the nearby nature and her favourite public garden, the Gothenburg Botanical Garden. It has several atmospheric settings and diverse plantings with interest from May to September.
Plan your visit
I am are happy to welcome groups to my garden, from May to September.
To bring a group to Sense the Garden, please contact Camilla Danielsson:
Tel: +46 (0) 709 855 033
Email: camilla.danielsson@togethertech.com
The leader or coach driver must call Camilla approximately 30 minutes before arriving at the garden so that we can guide you to a parking place and ensure a nice welcome.
Where to find
Sensory Garden is in Askim, close to the city of Gothenburg on Sweden’s West Coast.
Visiting address: Askims Jordhyttebacke 4.
The garden is located at the top of a hill. It has some narrow paths and stairs of varying severity. Paving stones may be uneven or slippery when wet. Please take care when walking on the paths.
How to get here
With public transport/bus
Line X2, stop Trollängen. About 3 minutes walk from the stop to me.
By car
Individual cars can park outside my fence by agreement, or below the hill if there is space. The best way to park is at the nearby Askimsbadet, a five-minute walk to me.
Group travel by bus
Bus with driver drops off visitors below the hill, address Hults gata 2. About 70 m walk up to me at Jordhyttebacken. I can come down with my car and pick up visitors who can’t walk up the hill. Important information for the driver: The address is most easily reached via Villavägen. GPS often shows a difficult-to-access road via Hults gata. Choose Villavägen! Large buses conveniently park at nearby gas stations.
When to visit
In May and June there are flowering trees surround the plantings, such as magnolias, apple, azaleas, rhododendron, tree peonies and other early flowering shrubs and trees. Plenty of bulbs in colour coordinated plantings, such as tulips, camassias and alliums, all rizing from the green freshness of emerging perennials.
During summer the roses dominate, prefererably old roses and climbers. A variety of clematis mingle almost everywhere. Later on herbaceous perennials come into their own. The heleniums, the phlox, the daylilies, the astilbes and lots more. When summer peaks in august the asters and the ornamental grasses take lead in almost all borders, welcoming the early autum glory which normally start to show from late September and onwards.
Prices
All visits should be booked and agreed on in advance. The fee is 100 SEK (approx. 10 Euros) per person, with a mininum fee of 1500 SEK (approx. 150 Euros), and include an optional guided tour for about 45 minutes. There is also a souvenir shop with garden decorations, my book and seasonal perennials from my garden.
Make something more of the garden visit
Coffee, tea and a variety of refreshments can be offered and agreed on in advance. The garden has places to mingle or to sit down.
