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Being injured can make daily tasks difficult, and it can remove the ability to do things you enjoy – but not in the garden. Gardening is an activity so adaptable that many injuries can be worked around to ensure you can still get outside and do something you enjoy, while reaping all the benefits of physical exercise, however limited. Gardening is very beneficial to injury rehabilitation, physical and mental health and simply getting enjoyment out of life, says Churchill orthopaedic … [Read more...] about Getting back into gardening after an injury

For every shovel of dirt you lift, every weed you reach over to pull and every barrow of compost you transfer, you could be doing your future self a huge favour. Not just because you’re having a lovely time in the garden and growing nutritious food and beautiful flowers, but because, as a bonus, you may also be doing the hard yards required to prevent injury as you get older. Gardening is a brilliant form of moderate exercise for any ability, and works to strengthen a huge range of major … [Read more...] about Preventing injuries through gardening

Getting out in the garden to plant vegetables, fruit trees or a simple yet beautiful flower patch is so simple, yet there are many great benefits for your overall health and wellbeing. It’s no surprise that many of our patients here at Churchill Private Hospital and Specialist Centre cite gardening as one of their main forms of exercise, which helps to keep their muscles and joints healthy. It’s also a reason why we are proud to be a major sponsor of Rapaura Springs Garden … [Read more...] about 5 reasons why gardening is great for your health and wellbeing

Like any form of physical exercise, warming up your joints and muscles before heading into the garden to prune, dig or plant is very important. While gardening is a great low-impact workout, it is still important to protect your joints and muscles so you can enjoy being in the garden for longer. Joint specialists at Churchill Private Hospital and Specialist Centre advise taking a few minutes before picking up your trowel or spade to do a few gentle stretches. Here are a few suggestions … [Read more...] about It’s not just the weather that’s warming up

Rebecca Fleming’s garden is for the birds. With tall gum and oaks, an abundance of pittosporums, kowhai, banksias, Pseudopanax, young totara and plenty of flowering cherries, there’s plenty of space for all types of native and exotic bird species to consider the almost six-acre Marlborough property a home and a food source. Rebecca, a registered nurse at Churchill Private Hospital for 16 years, has been gardening long enough to know exactly what will attract the tui, bellbirds, wax-eyes, … [Read more...] about Churchill nurse creates Marlborough garden oasis