Strybing Arboretum: Begun in 1937 with WPA funds and charitable donations, this 70-acre horticultural extravaganza entices the senses with more than 6,000 plant species. The garden of fragrance -- with signs in Braille -- brings flowers alive with scent alone. The main entrance is on Ninth Avenue at Lincoln Way. Also accessible from the Japanese Tea Garden through the Friend's Gate.
This emphasizes scent, but about half the plants in this garden are highly touchable as well as, or instead of, very fragrant, and the beds are raised to waist level for easy touching.
oooh, time for CJ to go to Golden Gate Park ....
http://www.sfgate.com/traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/ggpark.shtml
This emphasizes scent, but about half the plants in this garden are highly touchable as well as, or instead of, very fragrant, and the beds are raised to waist level for easy touching.