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Free charity event: Love Your Lawn event at Dobbies’ Braehead store
April 19 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Dobbies Garden Centres is hosting a very special free Grow How event in its Braehead store, beginning Saturday, in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK to mark Dementia Action Week (19-25 May).
The garden chain is highlighting the benefits of garden living for brain health and raising vital funds to find a cure for dementia through this free-to-attend workshop at the Glasgow store.
Gardening is a great activity to highlight this Dementia Action Week, as it’s a hobby that can help look after our brain health. Physical activity, learning new skills and keeping connected with others are just some of the things we can do to help reduce our risk of dementia.
May’s Grow How event, Love Your Lawn, will take place in the Glasgow store on Saturday 3rd May and Wednesday 7th May at 10:30am and 3:30pm, giving customers of all ages and gardening abilities the chance to learn something new or finesse their gardening skills.
These popular live Grow How demonstrations are flexible, fun and interactive, taking around 15 minutes. Dobbies’ Green Team will give a demonstration around lawn care, taking customers back to the basics and illustrating the importance of maintenance for a healthy lawn.
During the session there will be an activity centred around repairing a lawn with grass plugs, giving everyone the chance to give it a go. There will also be the chance to ask any questions relating to lawn care. The talk will be supported with a selection of general top tips and products such as grass seed, lawn feed and tools to keep your grass in tip top shape.
The Green Team at Dobbies’ Glasgow store will then share information on Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Think Brain Health campaign, which aims to educate people about the steps they can take to look after their brains and help reduce the risk of dementia. It’s focused on three simple rules – love your heart, stay sharp and keep connected. Lawn maintenance is a great task for keeping physically and mentally active through gardening and garden living.
Headline photo: Rae Green, Jayne Layne from Dobbies and Katie Foster
Photo Credit: UNP