The Niagara-on-the-Lake Horticultural Society is hoping to welcome in the sunshine for residents of Pleasant Manor Retirement Village and Chartwell Niagara Long Term Care Residence.
Horticultural society members Susan Dodd and Hilda Ellard met at June Floral & Garden at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning to assemble plants for every care home residents.
“It’s a little bit of brightness for the residents,” Dodd told The Lake Report.
While placing cards into spring flowers for seniors, Dodd remarked on how long this past winter was.
“A lot of these people are shut in, they don’t get outside much,” Ellard said.
The Chartwell residence will receive 103 of the plants while Pleasant Manor will receive the rest.
Dodd said the joy of residents makes it well worth it.
“We usually get some positive comments back. People say they really look forward to it,” she said.
The horticultural society also delivers flowers for seniors over the Christmas holidays.
With the 100-bed expansion coming to Niagara Long Term Care, Dodd said she expects volunteers will be eager to help out.
“There’ll be another 100 plants for the new beds,” she said.
The horticultural society may be looking for a few extra hands when the time comes, but Dodd says that won’t be a problem.
“This is something that everybody likes to do. It’s a nice get-together.”
