Sowing the seeds of health: How gardening can boost your physical and mental health

Gardening and other nature-based activities are part of the care regime in many healthcare institutions and hospitals around Singapore. PHOTO: PEXELS
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SINGAPORE - Madam Jessie Lo is 99 and looking forward to the brinjal harvest from the shared garden of the nursing home where she lives.

"As long as I can use my hands and dig and replant, I'll be happy," says the resident of Allium Care Suites in Venus Drive, where gardening is a weekly activity.

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