Inverness Botanic Gardens gives volunteers a boost
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INVERNESS Botanic Gardens trainees on the GROW (Garden-Recycle-Organics-Wildlife) project got a surprise when they received a delivery of "home garden kits" from High Life Highland staff.
The kits include bedding plants, compost and pots to help the GROW trainees keep their green fingers busy at home during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Botanic Gardens manager Ewan Mackintosh said: “We are missing our GROW trainees during this period while the gardens are closed so its been great to deliver these ‘garden kits’ to them.
"By sharing the kits, we hope that the trainees will be able to continue to do a bit of gardening and keep their horticultural interest going until we can welcome them back to the Inverness Botanic Gardens again.
"The feedback from people taking part in the project is that the training and work experience at the gardens brings benefits in lots of ways, including through improved independence and health, and we are happy to do what we can to encourage the participants to keep gardening during this current period.”
