GARDENS How to keep gardening when we face obstacles like arthritis, physical restrictions and vision impairments
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Disability Links: For Gardeners
Garden
Forever: Gardening for people of all ages, abilities
and lifestyles. If I could have but one wish it would be to garden forever.
A place to read about how other people manage to continue
to garden. In articles about the soothing effect of gardening, gardens
in the sky (roof top gardens), overcoming health problems, gardens that
shine in the evening, programs that help people, children, the elderly,
the physically challenged, plus practical tips and ideas, we'll explore
and highlight ways to help us all Garden Forever.
Help support horticulture therapy groups, community gardens, seniors' & children's gardening programs. Buy a Gardenscape Can lapel pin - just $10 with $5. from every sale going towards groups that help others garden forever.
The
Horticultural Therapy Program of The Holden Arboretum, purpose
is to: enable individuals with special needs to benefit from therapy through
horticulture by engaging professionals in educational programs, providing
therapeutic programming and instigating research.
'SUSAN'S
DISABLED GARDENING PAGE' Personal page and lots of information
for disabled and non-disabled gardeners. Do want to learn more about Gardening?
Check out my favorite links in: 'SUSAN'S GARDENLINKS PAGE' Lots of links
for disabled and non-disabled gardeners.
Planters,
Containers, and Raised Beds for Accessible Gardening
Enabling
Tools - a page of tools that help gardeners do what they
love to do - garden. Sometimes an enabling tool is not that much different
from a regular tool - it can be the way a handle is gripped, a little extra
length in the handle to prevent extra bending or stretching, a padded seat
that lets the person garden more comfortably from a sitting position.
Enabling
the Disabled to Attract Wildlife at Home - Reprinted
from the June/July 1997 Edition of National Wildlife
Welcome
to the Enabling Garden. Here you will find articles about
various plants, garden projects, and hints for the disabled or elderly
gardener. Other weeks you will find book reviews of books you may want
to add to your garden library
Accessible
Gardening for Therapeutic Horticulture - Jean Larson,
Horticultural Therapist Anne Hancheck, former Minnesota Extension Horticulturalist
Paula Vollmar, Horticultural Therapy Intern, University of Minnesota Regents
of the University of Minnesota. Do you recall times in the garden when,
after weeding a row of flowers, you had more energy? Or after a walk outdoors,
you felt more peaceful? If so, you experienced the therapeutic benefits
of horticulture, and you are one of many who retreat to the garden to relax,
renew energy, create a sense of place, and restore self-esteem.Therapeutic
Horticulture is the purposeful use of plants and plant-related activities
to promote health and wellness for an individual or group.
Gifts
for the Disabled and Elderly Gardener
GARDENING
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: You can still have a garden
to be proud of...all you need is some specially designed equipment.
The
Enabling Garden by Gene Rothert Gardening has been proven
to be therapeutic, partially accounting for its status as America's #1
leisure-time activity. THE ENABLING GARDEN (Taylor Publishing; 1994; $12.95)
goes a step further by showing how the disabled and the elderly can create
their own user-friendly gardens. The focus is on establishing an environment
that enables anyone to enjoy gardening: it is chock-full of ideas and information
about helpful gadgets, modified techniques, and tips to make garden maintenance
more manageable.
Gardening
Tips for People with Impaired Vision - Gardening is one
of the most popular leisure activities of Americans. Many people think
that vision impairment will prevent them from enjoying their gardens. Not
so! The French painter, Claude Monet, was an avid gardener who loved flowers
almost as much as he did painting. Although Monet eventually lost most
of his vision, he did not stop painting, nor did he ever lose his love
for gardening. Vision impairment does not have to spoil your enjoyment
of gardening, either.
National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS),
Library of Congress. NLS administers a free library program of braille
and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network
of cooperating libraries. Sign up for Service From Library of Congress
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