STAFF at a landscape firm gave a festive boost to care home residents by sprucing up their garden.

Employees of Topiarus Horticulture in Chipping Norton tidied up the garden at the town’s Henry Cornish Care Centre before Christmas.

They also did work last May to get it ready for residents to use in the summer.

Luciano Thomas, family liaison co-ordinator at the Orders of St John Care Trust, which owns the care home, said: “They were extremely polite and hard-working. At this time of year it isn’t easy to make a garden look much but ours certainly looks better.”

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Henry Cornish Care Centre, in Rockhill Farm Court, is registered for 36 residents and provides residential and respite care for older people.

Its landscaped grounds have features specially designed for older people, including different areas of seating, raised planters and flower beds, as well as a summer house for shade.

Care centre manager Natalya James added: “I would like to extend a huge thank you to the team for coming to us to tidy up the garden.

“The garden was looking very sad and their efforts have cheered it up beautifully for all the residents to enjoy.”

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