The residents and colleagues at Kippingtons Nursing Home in Sevenoaks were joined by relatives and friends as they came together to spruce up the gardens as part of our nationwide campaign Aria in Bloom.
After the success of Aria in Bloom last year when it was launched, we wanted to get involved to make this year’s competition even better and make our gardens beautiful for the people living in our community.
We had a lovely day putting new hanging baskets up around the grounds, planting a range of flowers in our beds and the results are amazing. We now have beautiful flowers to admire during the summer months as well as visiting butterflies.
The sun was shining adding to the success of the day and the results were truly impressive. As part of RHS National Gardening Week taking place in May, it was a great opportunity for us to get involved in the Big Seed Sow initiative, a community-growing campaign designed to get communities, groups and individuals sowing and sharing seeds. This year we planted Californian Poppy and Love-Lies-Bleeding seeds.
Home Manager Esther Appiah commented on the success of Aria in Bloom, “Thank you to everyone who joined us to make the day so lovely. It’s incredible to see how Aria in Bloom has brought everyone together to make such a beautiful change in our community. The support and enthusiasm from everyone involved have truly made a difference in enhancing our outdoor spaces.”
The winning home and runners up will be chosen in the next few weeks when the plants and flowers have bloomed and the results can be seen in full effect.
Kippingtons provides residential, nursing and dementia care on a permanent and short stay basis. If you are looking for a care home and want to find out more about our home call us on freephone 0808 223 5517.
