The garden lies within the Sabbatsberg care area, between two residential homes for older people, including those living with dementia. It was created between 1992 and 1996 on the initiative of an occupational therapist, working with the local district authority, Stockholm's elderly care services and the city's property office. The intention was to provide a rehabilitative space in which all the senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste—could be gently stimulated.
Covering some 2,500 square metres, the garden is divided into distinct planted areas linked by paths. Visitors can find a small flower meadow, lawns, medicinal herbs and beds of hops, roses, vines, tulips and clematis, along with old horse chestnut trees offering shade and bark-covered paths intended to evoke a woodland feel. Fruit trees, a mirror pond with water lilies and goldfish, and a bright red bench for quiet reflection all form part of the sensory design.
At the centre of the garden stands a small 18th-century summerhouse, believed to date from 1784. It originally stood elsewhere in the city, near a former gasworks, before being preserved and re-erected in Sinnenas Trädgård in 1996. The City Museum in Stockholm has assessed the building as having notably high cultural-historical value.
Beyond its therapeutic purpose, the garden also serves as a meeting place for residents, relatives, staff and visitors from outside, hosting occasional cultural events such as musical evenings and seasonal festivities. Its association with nearby Sabbatsberg Church has, at times, extended to hosting outdoor services and concerts, though such use has depended on weather and season.