Inspired

COMMUNITY GARDENERS
National Heart Week.
Patients and their family and friends, who visit them in the
ward, regularly wander into the garden to see what’s growing
– far more interesting than the old garden that had become
overgrown with woody shrubs and weeds.
Hospital patient, Eric Randall, owns a hardware store and
donates tools and other items to our group to show his
appreciation during his stay in hospital.
Eric says: “In my line of work I have come to realise that gardening
tends to have a very strong connection with healing, whether
from stress or medically related issues. I would love to see the
garden at St Andrews Hospital expanded so that more men and
women can take part in this wonderful initiative.”
One of the first tasks Secateurs volunteers undertook was to
re-organise the garden furniture that had become scattered
around the hospital grounds, into one place amongst the
veggie patches.
Now the garden looks inviting and staff use it during their
breaks – taking their lunch and chatting to colleagues.
Like music and dance, when people come together to grow
produce, cares and woes are cast aside and it doesn’t matter
where you come from, or what your personal circumstances
are, the glow of satisfaction of growing food together is felt
by everyone.
Best wishes to you all - and happy community gardening!
For more information on the Secateurs Group, please contact
Ros Brady on ebonyparkstud@internode.on.net .
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