Some have Master Gardener certification. Ms. Hastings puts out a first-rate newsletter, and four of the members keep their gardens open to the public from dawn until dusk. Tim Maloney, Nick Zumdick and Jason Buhr. At the Cincinnati Association for the Blind, staffer Paula Jordan was cautiously enthusiastic. She's been to the Krohn Conservatory before, but has to go with sighted people, because there isn't a convenient bus route.
Touch is critically important, and accessibility.
A bus does pass right by city hall on Kyles Lane, officials say. For Lucille Eisman, a senior citizen gradually losing her sight, the waterfall has particular appeal. Smells are more intense when moisture is present, she says. These days, Ms. Eisman doesn't get into her own garden much, because she uses a walker and has trouble navigating uneven ground. The Fort Wright club thought of that, too.