RESIDENTS of a Middlesbrough care home are celebrating the completion of a sensory garden.
Captain Simon Hill from 104 Pioneer Squadron, Coulby Newham, will open the garden at Bupa's Elmridge Nursing Home, in Coulby Newham, on Saturday at 2pm.
Earlier this year Bupa teamed up with national horticultural charity Thrive to develop gardens designed to stimulate the senses and invited local green-fingered volunteers to get fit, get gardening and get involved.
Residents, staff and the Territorial Army have helped to plan and plant the garden.
Two wooden gazebos and a pergola covered with a climbing clematis form the heart of the garden. Surrounding these structures are large timber-edged and raised boxes containing fragrant herbs and brightly-coloured flowers, such as lavender.
Gill Thompson, of Elmridge Nursing Home, said: "Our new sensory garden will enhance the quality of life for the residents of Elmridge.
"We would like to say a big thank you to all who helped with the garden."
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