TANDRIDGE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS ENJOY WORLD’S GREATEST FLOWER SHOW

An international pandemic was not going to let organisers of the Royal Chelsea Flower Show, or residents at Tandridge Heights in Oxted, stop celebrating the event, as it was moved to a digital format.

Taking place between 18th – 24th May, the world’s greatest flower show went digital, and brought an exciting line-up of world-leading designers, plant experts, and practical gardening advice – all enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.

In celebration, the RHS and BBC1’s The One Show, joined forces to launch a competition to celebrate ‘Virtual Chelsea’. Asking green fingered fans to share images of green spaces and gardens – and hear how plants are helping them through these challenging times. Of course, residents at Tandridge Heights were keen to get involved.

Residents thoroughly enjoyed taking relaxing social distancing walks to discover the flora and fauna of our garden. Other residents like Joy, enjoyed feeding and watching her birds as well as Marjory who loves taking care of the plants she potted.

Victoria Oladosu, General Manager at Tandridge Heights said: “The Chelsea Flower Show is a much loved event at the home, and residents get so much from spending time in our gardens. In these unprecedented times, we are so lucky that the residents could still enjoy the peaceful green spaces. Our dedicated gardening team made up of staff and residents alike, work over-thyme to get our garden beautiful for the summer, and some of them loved the competition element of the flower show this year. Continuing to provide a range of engaging physical, mental and spiritual activities for our residents is more important than ever, and we continue to ensure that the group activities are smaller, adhering to social distancing advice”

“A garden is a little Paradise on Earth” said our resident Jean, who is very passionate about gardening.