Latvian Television met Arta in her garden, a rake in her hand. Despite the two crutches she uses to get around, all the flower beds are weeded.

Peonies have been growing in her garden for a long time. She used to travel to Rīga to sell the flowers. "I don’t count the varieties, and I don’t know their names. If I liked a flower, I bought it. That’s all," she said.

Now her world is the land around her home. Arta gives flowers away for free to many people. "Take some scissors ...