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What's going on in your garden at the moment? We've scented Rosa 'Munsted Wood' , Alliums & even made Scotch eggs with my hens eggs. What's your residents favourite thing in the garden? What do they love doing outside?

Done it at last and set up my blue sky profile, for those of you on there you'll find me with the handle [email protected] #dementia #carehomes #garden #designers #stepchangedesign #activities

Live radio interview Phonic FM #GinaAwad show 'Living better with dementia'. Chose 2 great songs I feel reflect our mission to ensure care home gardens are freely accessible to residents. Take a listen to what I chose 16 & 35mins in tinyurl.com/ywb2knmp Exe Dementia AA #dementia

3x short videos in production: 1/ Our research - what we did, found and what it means for care homes and #gardendesigners 2/ How to use our 'Care Culture Map' tool 3/ Our Garden Designer Handbook supporting delivery within context of person-centred care #carehomes #garden

Being outside is good for us, yet why do #carehomes #gardens become unused. How would you cope if you couldn’t step outside? 'Why don't we go into the garden?' series of evidence based books support Care teams and #GardenDesigners in overcoming this. Visit our website for more

You can't beat growing, and eating, summer strawberries. What do your residents love to grow, and eat? What does summer strawberries remind you of? Why not try a few strawberry plants? #carehomes #gardens #dementia

Nonna, Jean & Morag took a stroll to the coffee cart today and looked out for #nature on the way. Nonna was delighted to find some 'sticky willies' aka cleavers, which reminded her of sticking them on people's back 🤣. #30DaysWild

Off to film some more for our videos of our research and resources at the lovely #ForestCare #RowanLodge care home to shoot the garden in action and share our #CareCultureMap tool. #dementia #carehomes #gardens

There's not a better signal it's summer than lovely #Strawberries. Wimbledon is near, sunny days in the #garden abound. What are your residents recollection of summer? Connecting to the seasons can help orientate people with #dementia as to what to wear & things to do.

So often the weather is blamed for not going outside, it's too hot, too cold, too... yet is it,or is it just not wrong cloths. Our 'Care Culture Map & Handbook' explores weather as a theme. What's stopping you from going in the #garden? #carehomes

Last week we filmed residents enjoying the garden at the Rowan Lodge, #ForestCare, and today we're at Langham house #carehome, Huntington and Langham Estate where we did a #gardendesign to their extended home some years ago. Next week Mark Rendell is visiting to capture him too. Such fun.

What a lovely 2x weeks.spending time #ForestCare's Rowan Lodge & Huntington and Langham Estate filming for 3x short videos. It was great to see doors wide open & residents enjoying time in the #garden My thanks to all involved you were all stars🌟 #CareHomeOpenWeek #garden #dementia

Great progress on the garden design build at MHA Willersley House #carehome Hull. Amazing attention to detail by our lovely Landscape team Acer Landscapes Then the most important part,residents enjoying being in the #garden and able to do the things they love too.

...& for this weeks filming Mark Rendell is visiting. He's my fellow #gardendesigner, #researcher & #author with whom we asked the question 'why aren't #carehome #gardens more actively used, even when designed to the latest guidance?' that led to our findings & Step Change Design

Latest progress on #garden build at @MHACharityWillersley #carehome Hull. Raised beds at various heights using #Medite timber, handy garden shed, lots of seating areas & #wildflower bank. Planting then best bit - residents enjoying it. #gardendesign #dementia Acer Landscapes

Stepping into the garden is easy when the sun is shining but how often does this happen once summer is over? Now is the time to learn what it takes to keep the doors open for residents & embed any changes needed. Our books & tools support this, get your copy via our website.

Mark Rendell and I back together to film our short videos of our research and books. Always love our chats, inspiring and thought provoking. Our study was all the richer for how we seem to be able to probe a problem together. Sign up to our newsletter to hear 1st when out

If you love the big garden bird watch then don't miss the #bigbutterflycount. 18/7-10/8. Free resources, great #careactivities Register …erflycount.butterfly-conservation.org