Scotts Lends a Hand in Sensory Garden

Continuing its commitment to support community gardening projects, Scotts has provided 42 bags of its Levington General Pot Plant compost to help create a garden paradise in Birmingham for the visually impaired.

Called ‘Project Daffodil’, the charity venture was the brainchild of opticans Dollond & Aitchison, who wanted to create a stimulating ‘sensory’ garden for students of Queen Alexandra College, who have visual and other disabilities. Volunteers from the company took two days to perform the makeover, transforming the site into three individual themed gardens – Mediterranean, Japanese and a traditional English country garden.

Jo Cavanagh, from Dollond & Aitchison, says: “The project was a great success and the students were overwhelmed with their new gardens when they returned from summer holidays. We are so grateful to Scotts for supporting this very worthwhile cause. It was hard work, but the volunteers had such fun doing it and the result was fantastic.”

Scotts’ Shaun Cavanagh commented: “We are very keen to be involved in projects which help people to enjoy gardening, improve quality of life and give a long-term benefit. The sensory garden will look wonderful for many years to come and give huge enjoyment to those who use it.”