Gardening offers a number of health benefits, but you don’t need to kneel down in the dirt or lift heavy shovels to grow something beautiful.
Gardening benefits both our physical and mental health. But for people who are older or have a disability, the prospect of kneeling or bending over to tend to a garden can sound daunting.
Fortunately, gardening can be made more accessible to those with physical challenges like arthritic knees, chronic pain or severe fatigue, said Jay Schulz, a disability and health researcher at the University of Vermont.
“Gardening can be extremely accessible if it is set up correctly,” he said.
Fall is a time when many gardeners are planting bulbs, cleaning up beds and getting their gardens ready for winter. The Washington Post spoke to gardeners with disabilities and other experts for their best advice on making gardening more accessible. Here’s what they had to say.
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