Our five senses that plants can awaken are sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Sight is a very important part of our senses. Seeing structure and shape can give people very different feelings. If the design of the garden is horizontal the feeling may be calming and likewise if vertical it does the opposite. A curved design gives the impression of gracefulness.
People also vary in their color preferences.
Everyone has different psychological, emotional, and physical responses to color but there are basic principles that can help you to mix and match colors for the effect that you want in your garden. Red Stimulating, also a warning color, draws attention Green Peaceful, subtle, restful Yellow Color of sunshine, cheering Orange Warm and rich Blue Sedating color, sadness, can be lifted by using complementary color Pink Soft, restful, warm White Deeply calming Even though you might not think of the sound that a garden can make it really does impact the way that we feel. From the rustling of leaves and stems in the breeze to the dripping or rushing of water it can really have a psychological effect. It can also serve as a gateway from noise pollution, urban and workday stresses. Also if a water feature is added the sound of frogs is a possibility.