Hanging Up the Gardening Shoes

Our final visit of the year to the Beehive garden was a rather poignant one, as we said goodbye to a very special chapter in the GoodGym garden story.

When Margaret moved into the home several years ago, she took on the garden as a way of helping herself settle in after having to leave behind her own much-loved garden. Over the years, she has lovingly tended it, making it her own little patch of green — and we’ve been very lucky to be able to join her along the way.

But the time has now come for Margaret to hang up her gardening shoes and let someone else take the strain!

So, for our final task of the year, Paula and Barbara got stuck into the weeding and general tidying, while Margaret kept a watchful eye on proceedings and made sure standards didn’t slip!

And because we couldn’t possibly leave empty-handed, Paula and Barbara brought Margaret a lovely bouquet of flowers as a thank you for sharing her wonderful garden with us over the weeks, months and years.

It really does feel like the end of an era.

But hopefully not the end of GoodGym’s visits to the Beehive — and certainly not the end of our support for Margaret. We’ll just have to find new ways to keep her involved… preferably ones that require considerably less weeding!

Thank you, Margaret, for letting us be part of your garden story. ❤️

While the rest of the team headed off on a litter pick, Barbara and Paula spent the evening bringing a little extra sunshine to one of our favourite residents at Beehive Care Home.

The trio enjoyed a relaxed evening in the garden. Armed with gloves and plenty of enthusiasm, Barbara and Paula got stuck into tidying borders, pulling up weeds and giving the garden a well-earned spruce-up.

The highlight of the evening was harvesting some beautifully ripe tomatoes, which were picked fresh from the plants and ready to be enjoyed. There's something especially rewarding about seeing the fruits (quite literally!) of previous GoodGym visits.

A huge thank you to Barbara and Paula for helping keep Margaret's little patch blooming and proving once again that kindness grows best when it's shared.