Ageless Gardens
Season 3
The series Ageless Gardens is a visual celebration of gardens - and gardeners - with a special emphasis on the role gardens can play in healthy aging.
Where to Watch Ageless Gardens • Season 3
5 Episodes
- Learning In The Garden
E1Learning In The GardenGardeners demonstrate how working with soil and plants can grow minds too. A poet is restoring her front yard to a Garry Oak meadow. A retired nurse is reflecting on the value of her garden at keeping her mind active. A long-time market gardener is inspiring a new generation of small plot food gardeners in a busy city - Sacred Spaces
E2Sacred SpacesUnique gardens connect those who tend them to something deeper within. A human made floating island garden in a remote wilderness feeds its owners year round. A group of vigilant volunteers remove invasive species from a fragile natural area. A retiree cares for a delicate forested garden. - Emotional Gardens
E3Emotional GardensGardens are used to maintain emotional balance. A writer advocates for ‘grief gardening’ to help people through loss. A 90-year old gardener continues to volunteer at the accessible garden she founded with her husband. Neighbourhood gardeners create humorous miniature gnome villages to bring a bit of joy to their street. - Gardening a Better World
E4Gardening a Better WorldGardeners connect their activism to others, through their grown food. An activist couple connects with people through a farmer’s market. A gardening instructor inspires others to grow food in their own yard, with an eye to changing the world for his young children. - Gardening Together
E5Gardening TogetherWith collective effort and encouragement, we connect to each other through gardening. A gardener manages a lavish public garden, and over 200 volunteers. A social enterprise enlists people’s unused fruit trees, to feed people in need. A civic initiative connects isolated seniors with plant seedlings.