Aches, pains and injuries are not uncommon among older gardeners. Because gardening is such a physical activity that often requires a lot of bending and stooping, squatting and kneeling, gripping and ...

Carol Russell likes to meditate in her garden and has four benches to contemplate the change of seasons as her raised beds of various flowers bloom and her vegetables mature. The stone benches and ...

Gardening can be a beneficial form of physical exercise for many people. The requisite bending, lifting, digging, and weeding required for many garden tasks burns calories and builds muscle. For ...

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, ...

•Contact the WSU Spokane County Master Gardeners at (509) 477-2048 to learn more about adaptive tools, workshops or their publication, “Gardening for Life: A Guide to Garden Adaptations for Gardeners ...

For gardeners who suffer from arthritis or other conditions that make gripping traditional gardening tools difficult, it can feel as though the pain of using the tool takes away from the joy of ...

Adaptive gardener Pat Patterson built high raised beds to make access easier. (Pat Patterson) Pat Patterson, a Master Gardener trained by the Oregon State University Extension Service, does not let a ...

It’s finally arrived, folks, that most wonderful time of year when the ground wakes up and it’s full steam ahead for color, textures, sights and smells, and the work that goes with it. Sometimes, no ...

More than an estimated 10 million of us, young and old, suffer some form of arthritis in the UK, which can affect how we live our lives – and how we garden. But there are ways to alleviate pain and ...

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Sally and George Peterson are DIY gardeners who have transformed a rough hillside with a lake view into a tree-laden landscape with organic vegetables and herbs growing in raised planter beds and a ...