Into the Garden Accessibility Strategies for Life-long Planting
- By Elisha Bury - Mar 01, 2013 The Tarrant County Master
Gardeners Demonstration Garden in Fort Worth, Texas, features an
Enabling Garden that highlights the possibilities for accessible
gardens. Pan beds in different heights allow wheelchair users to
simply roll their chairs under the bed. Photos by Elisha Bury
Few activities compare to a day spent gardening. A day in the
sun can enliven the mood, and the physical work in the dirt can
invigorate the soul and reduce stress. And when those first few
seedlings push through the soil or you see the finished product
of a beautiful bed, a sense of accomplishment can stay with you
a lifetime. But as seasons change so too do physical abilities.
Whether you’re a senior with stability and walking issues, a
person with a new spinal cord injury or someone who’s been
coping with a mobility condition your whole life, gardening can
be accessible. All you have to do is think creatively. Think Out
of the Plot Th