Early intervention teacher Anne Gilchrist said the sensory garden has taken her 20 years to develop.

"I collected ideas and images from the internet after knowing pretty much what I wanted.

"And I designed them onto paper and the Taree Bunning's team made the designs into a reality.

"After they found me."

Taree Bunning's complex manager Dean Dannevig said they approached the Manning Gardens Intervention Centre after they put the feelers out to see which worthy causes needed help in the community.

"It's all part of Bunnings's commitment to be giving something back to the local community," he said.

Ms Gilchrist said: "It's terrific for the kids to have these new play activities.

"They're designed to stimulate all of the kids' senses and to help them interact with their environment and each other," she said.

"And I have noticed a change in the way the children play.

"They have gone from playing in isolation to being much more co-operative," she said.

"The garden is the icing on the cake."

Mr Dannevig said: "Team members were working hard and dodging the rain over the last few weeks to finish the project."

"And walking around the garden... it's just magic."

The garden was built and donated by the Taree Bunnings team and includes a water feature, an outdoor painting easel, a sound frame, a ball or water wall and a worm farm.