Long Islanders use their home gardens to busy themselves in retirement, help them get through career switches, relieve stress and more.

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Chandra Sinha poses in his home backyard in Syosset in September.

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Sinha’s backyard in Syosset. He has small garden beds at the front and rear of his house.

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Nicole Gadaleta at her home surrounded by her garden of plants in Sea Cliff.

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The front of Gadaleta's home.

Mary McDonnell stands in her home garden in Huntington in September.

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Mary McDonnell with one of the dinner plate dahlias in her home garden. Huntington.

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Dinner plate dahlias in McDonnell's yard

The nursing homes were issued 18 citations for serious health and safety violations. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland sits down with Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky, attorney John Addli, and Michael Balboni to talk more about these findings. Credit: Newsday

LI nursing homes fined by state, federal health departments The nursing homes were issued 18 citations for serious health and safety violations. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland sits down with Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky, attorney John Addli, and Michael Balboni to talk more about these findings.

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