Caring gift from children in Ditchling thanks to garden centre donation
Dementia patients are set to receive a personalised gift of potted plants as a school, charity and family-run garden centre come together to support the community.
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Year One pupils are St Margaret’s primary school in Ditchling will plant and decorate terracotta pots of violas which will be taken to a local care home for patients with dementia.
Sussex charity The Budding Foundation arranged the donation of pots, plants and compost from South Downs Nurseries in nearby Hassocks.
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Hide Ad“This is a wonderful community project and the Tates garden centre was pleased to support it”, says charity founder Clive Gravett. “The two-dozen decorated pots will certainly bring colour and interest to the patients.”
The Budding Foundation, founded in 2013, works across Sussex and funds educational courses and gardening projects for groups.