Nathalie Norris and Tim Hacker are both keen gardeners who met each other at the Innermost Gardens in Mount Victoria recently: she gardens to keep active while he volunteers at the community garden.
Gardeners thrive on getting their hands dirty and communicating with nature. They also enjoy getting together to explore other gardens and communicating with each other for advice, tips and new ideas.
Recently Age Concern Wellington Region (ACWR) and Wellington City Council organised an outing for ACWR participants to visit the Innermost Community Gardens. The sizeable group that turned up shows that interest in gardens is still there among seniors.
Read all about the event here.