Ageless Gardens

Gardeners demonstrate how working with soil and plants can grow minds too. A poet is restoring her front yard to a Garry Oak meadow. A retired nurse is reflecting on the value of her garden at keeping her mind active. A long-time market gardener is inspiring a new generation of small plot food gardeners in a busy city

Unique gardens connect those who tend them to something deeper within. A human made floating island garden in a remote wilderness feeds its owners year round. A group of vigilant volunteers remove invasive species from a fragile natural area. A retiree cares for a delicate forested garden.

Gardens are used to maintain emotional balance. A writer advocates for ‘grief gardening’ to help people through loss. A 90-year old gardener continues to volunteer at the accessible garden she founded with her husband. Neighbourhood gardeners create humorous miniature gnome villages to bring a bit of joy to their street.

Gardeners connect their activism to others, through their grown food. An activist couple connects with people through a farmer’s market. A gardening instructor inspires others to grow food in their own yard, with an eye to changing the world for his young children.

With collective effort and encouragement, we connect to each other through gardening. A gardener manages a lavish public garden, and over 200 volunteers. A social enterprise enlists people’s unused fruit trees, to feed people in need. A civic initiative connects isolated seniors with plant seedlings.