Work has started on a “renewal” garden at Baptcare Wyndham Lodge, to provide the residents with a space to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
The garden at the Watton Street aged care facility will feature a sensory space, native plants, raised garden beds and a water feature.
Baptcare Wyndham Lodge lifestyle co-ordinator Sharon Oats said establishing the garden had been a long-held dream of the aged care facility.
“What this garden will give is a sense of welcome, purpose, sensory spaces, a depth of peace, and wellbeing and an improvement of overall quality of life for the residents, their families, staff, and volunteers – a gathering space,” Ms Oats said.
“Residents not only of today, but those who come to call Wyndham Lodge home in the future, will reap the rewards of having a space to enjoy.”
Wyndham councillor and garden-lover Heather Marcus, whose sister is a resident of Wyndham Lodge, was involved in the garden’s planning.
“I know how much the older residents will just love to get out into a beautiful garden,” she said.
“In aged care facilities, people need social interaction and to get out into the environment to enjoy themselves/
“It will be a beautiful garden. The residents will be able to site and see the beauty of the plants or they will be able to pull out some weeds or rake it if they want.”
