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  • Hobbies & interests

Seven gardening tips for spring

Seven spring gardening tips and tasks to do in March

a man and a woman in a garden
  • Health & wellbeing

5 gardening tools for the elderly

Whether you've been a gardening enthusiast for years or only recently discovered the joys of green fingers, getting your hands dirty in the garden can become more difficult in later life. We look at tools that can make this hobby easier.

Gardening
  • Hobbies & interests

May gardening tips

Wondering what to do in your garden in May? Read up on the top May garden tasks from McCarthy & Stone and your garden will soon be blooming lovely.

Homeowners from Herriot Gardens, a coastal Retirement Living community for the over 60s in Sunderland, invited locals to join them to share their love of gardening.
  • Hobbies & interests

Sunderland retirees bond over gardening

Local Sunderland retirees joined homeowners at McCarthy & Stone’s retirement community, Herriot Gardens, for a gardening demonstration.

Gardener Adrian chats to homeowners in the shared gardens at our retirement homes in Olney, Buckinghamshire.
  • News & community

Keep gardening in retirement with McCarthy & Stone

Still want to garden after you downsize to a McCarthy & Stone retirement home? Gardener Adrian explains how you can flex your green fingers without the chores.

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  • Hobbies & interests

Advice For Low Maintenance Gardening

Let’s be honest, we’d all love a gorgeous garden that would blossom with just the wave of a weed-wand. But I can’t be the only one who finds that a few minutes pottering turns into hours of pruning, trimming and raking at times. 

Dahlia McCarthy & Stone
  • Hobbies & interests

Top gardening tips for June

If you’ve questions about what to do in a garden in June and how to maintain your garden in summer, we’ve got the answers.

Weavers House homeowners with the new potting shed at their retirement properties in Hawkhurst, East Sussex
  • News & community

Seniors gain gardening tips in Hawkhurst

Green-thumbed retirees attend a gardening event at a McCarthy & Stone retirement community in Hawkhurst to sharpen their horticultural skills. Read more.

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Five top gardening jobs for April

April is a busy month for gardeners with ideal conditions for planting flower and vegetable seeds.