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Discover the benefits that gardening provides for seniors in retirement communities

Yellow daffodils cover an early spring landscape in front of a large multi-story brick building
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Residents at Culpepper Garden in Arlington enjoy viewing and tending to the many daffodils on the property.

Peggy Singlemann tours the grounds at Culpepper Garden in Arlington with Executive Director Marta Hill Gray to see the 30,000 daffodils that dazzle the landscape for residents to enjoy.

At Covenant Woods in Mechanicsville, Serome Hamlin visits Garden Manager Jen Alexander to learn about their farm-to-table program that provides fresh produce for the community dining facilities.

Randy Battle presents garden safety tips, and Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger shares ideas on how to keep gardening when mobility becomes an issue.

Studio Extra:

Marta visits Peggy in the studio to demonstrate how daffodil bulbs can be divided to propagate new plants.