Green-fingered residents join in Chelsea Flower Show spirit
Residents in a care home got involved in a competition to share their gardening efforts as part of the digital Royal Chelsea Flower Show.
The RHS and BBC1’s The One Show, joined forces to launch a competition to celebrate Virtual Chelsea, asking green fingered fans to share images of green spaces and gardens – and hear how plants are helping them through these challenging times. Residents at The Spires care home in Lichfield were keen to get involved.
Residents helped to weed the communal raised beds and tubs, looked after their own flower pots, completed gardening related quizzes and crosswords.
They also enjoyed the sunshine in the garden and have the added benefit of their new water feature to enjoy.
Amy Doyle, general manager at The Spires said: “The Chelsea Flower Show is a much loved event at the home, and residents get so much from spending time in our gardens.
"In these unprecedented times, we are so lucky that the residents can still enjoy the peaceful green spaces.
"Our dedicated gardening team made up of staff and residents alike, have worked so hard to get our garden beautiful for the summer.
"The residents are enjoying the peaceful sound of the water feature plus it looks beautiful too.
"Continuing to provide a range of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities for our residents is more important than ever, and we continue to ensure that the group activities are smaller, adhering to social distancing advice.”
