by Cath Manuel | Aug 1, 2018 | A Thriving Garden, Gardening, Getting Started, Health & Wellbeing |
Many people living with dementia have limited access to outdoor spaces. They have a higher potential for falls and injury. Most experience confusion, anxiety, loneliness and depression. To reduce these feelings, people with dementia need to stay physically active to...
by Cath Manuel | Jul 11, 2018 | Gardening, Growing your Garden, Health & Wellbeing |
If the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach, and as Dorothy says “There’s no place like home” then delicious, healthy food enjoyed at home must be good for our mind, body and soul. These days our homes are defined in many ways. Home could be with your...
by Cath Manuel | Apr 26, 2018 | Gardening, Getting Started, Health & Wellbeing, Podcast |
Gardening as therapy has been used for centuries to cultivate health and wellbeing for people of all ages and abilities. For many people, especially those living within dementia support units, access to outdoor spaces can be limited. Such an environment, where they...
by Cath Manuel | Mar 14, 2018 | A Thriving Garden, Gardening, Podcast |
There’s a few things that give us gardeners grief and one of those are the weeds that run rampant through our garden areas! Weed control is an important part of nurturing a garden, as weeds that get out of hand can create long term problems in our own gardens and also...
