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Mental health boost at Woodlands garden
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(From left) Team Nila volunteers Siew Kim Noi and Choy Ah Pheng tending to a curry leaf plant at the Woodlands Swimming Complex community garden.
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- Woodlands Swimming Complex garden provides health, purpose, and companionship for senior volunteers like Ms Choy, 75, and Ms Tay, 74.
- Team Nila volunteers cultivate 500 sq m of plants like pandan and winter melon, donating produce to nursing homes and disability centres.
- Garden leader Ms Wichaino, 56, says gardening improved her mental health, fostering unity and a sense of giving back to society.
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SINGAPORE – Four times a week, Ms Choy Ah Pheng, 75, hits Woodlands Swimming Complex near her home at 7am.
She swims for an hour before taking a coffee break and working in the garden next to the pool for another two hours.
