Village Care


Village care home unveils vibrant new garden to help residents enjoy time outdoors.


A GARDEN


T


he Lawns care home in Alvechurch has always ensured that residents


have plenty to see and do – and now they can keep their minds stimulated outdoors too, with the installation of a new sensory garden. The original idea for the


garden came from a training session hosted by The Lawns’ care manager, Chris Caldicott. She set the staff a task to plan and create a sensory area for the residents in a relatively unused area of the terraced courtyard. The project was led by one


of the team leader staff, Bryan Madamba – who, overseen and guided by Chris, helped all the staff at The Lawns to come together and get inspired to create it. The sensory garden has been carefully and meticulously


34 The Village July 2017


planned not only to look beauti- ful but also, as the title suggests, to appeal to all the senses. Residents can touch and smell a variety of flowers and herbs as well as hearing the sounds of wind chimes in the air and running water from the wishing well. The area also has a variety of more unusual features includ- ing a Buddha sitting atop some logs, and a pair of cockerels! The sensory garden is further


enhanced by an inviting arch- way leading to its very own “yellow brick road”, which ena- bles those with limited vision to move around the features. All of the plant beds, pots and the benches are painted in vibrant colours. Bryan commented: “We are


all very proud of what we have achieved, and although I was a little nervous to begin with


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