A Lanarkshire care house celebrated a blooming nice success lately after scooping a prize in a nationwide gardening competitors.
Rutherglen Care House, with the assistance of some very inventive residents, entered the 'Advinia in Bloom' competitors being run by the care house supplier, and received within the 'Queen's Jubilee Backyard' class.
The house's exercise coordinators had known as a residents assembly to determine and plan their entry they usually got here up with the novel thought of a Queen of Hearts/Alice in Wonderland theme, which proved sturdy sufficient to impress the judges and take prime honours from out of 36 completely different entries.
Maureen Thomson, the care house's exercise coordinator, instructed Lanarkshire Dwell: "We did not anticipate to win however once we came upon it made all of the laborious work worthwhile.
"We recycled outdated tins from the kitchen and painted and potted them with shiny flowers, after which we designed and colored bunting and decorations.
"We additionally painted some outdated tea pots to make use of for our Mad Hatters Tea Celebration.
"It took weeks of laborious work spent planting and making ready the gardens and we even managed to get a croquet set and had nice enjoyable enjoying on the garden."
Care house resident Morag Harper, 83, was amongst these collaborating within the work, and stated she was overwhelmed when care house employees instructed her that that they had received the competitors.
She added: "It is wonderful information and I am simply so so completely satisfied that we received."
It continues a successful run for the care house, as final yr they lifted the prize for Greatest Wildlife Backyard in the identical contest.
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