Care home embraces National Gardening Day
Residents at Bayleaf Care Home in Huntingdon celebrated National Gardening Day which took place from 14 April. Ever since it was first celebrated in 2018, National Gardening Day has grown in popularity, the week raises awareness of the difference gardens and gardening can make to everyone’s lives and helps to inspire people to experience the joy of growing and creating beautiful green spaces.
The focus for this year’s National Gardening Day is on ‘getting curious’ in the garden. The week aims to get people to slow down, look closer, deepen their connection with outdoor spaces and discover the small wonders of nature.
Residents and staff took part in the week creating colourful pots, borders and hanging baskets to fill the home’s garden with beautiful floral displays in a rainbow of different colours.
Katie Wilkinson, General Manager at Bayleaf Care Home said: “Our garden is a much-loved space, residents really enjoy looking after the plants and flowers, watching them grow and change through the seasons. April is such a fantastic time to be outside enjoying the garden, many of our flowers are coming into bloom now so we all had great fun creating our colourful pots and containers. Seeing all of the trees in blossom is such a tonic for us all too.”
Margaret Hatch, a resident of Bayleaf Care Home added: “I’ve always loved gardening so it is fantastic to be able to keep that hobby going, I find it really therapeutic to be outside in the fresh air and to be able to grow my favourite flowers and shrubs. It’s so lovely to see all the beautiful blooms, we all really enjoyed creating our pretty pots and hanging baskets.”
Bayleaf Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering high-quality care across its care homes and hospitals. Bayleaf Care Home provides residential care and dementia for 53 residents ranging from short-term respite care through to longer stays.