Illustrated Practical Guide to Gardening for Seniors
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Illustrated Practical Guide to Gardening for Seniors

Illustrated Practical Guide to Gardening for Seniors

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Patty Cassidy (Author)  

Hardback

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Tending our gardens is a lifelong pleasure. As we age, our energy and physical abilities become more limited. But gardens are magical, evolving places, with the potential to keep us young at heart, physically fit, out in the fresh air and full to the brim with joy and expectation. This ground-breaking book shows how easy it is for older people to carry on gardening. The different kinds of garden set-up are considered first, along with planning decisions and how best to keep safe and comfortable. An informative chapter looks at the main gardening activities and appropriate equipment, especially those that answer physical limitations. Different styles of garden are then presented: flower, vegetable, fruit, raised, herb, patio, vertical and indoor gardens, each one including projects and techniques, from building a raised bed to growing potatoes in containers. The final chapter is a directory that profiles the many planting choices available. Packed with projects, garden plans and step-by-step sequences designed for older gardeners who may not be able to exert themselves in the same way as they once could, this will appeal to active gardeners in their early retirement through to seniors with more limited abilities, and show how gardening can be a lifelong pleasure. 900 colour photographs
Patty Cassidy is a horticultural therapist with experience working with assisted living elders, seniors with physical limitations or memory disorders and neglected children. She currently works in a horticultural therapy role at a number of healing gardens, including Fairway Village in Vancouver, Washington; Providence Elder Place in Gresham, Oregon; and Garden Partners in Portland, Oregon. She is a board member of the Northwest Chapter American Horticultural Therapy Association and president of the Friends of Portland Memory Garden. Gardening for Seniors is her first book.
  • Contributor: Patty Cassidy
  • Imprint: Lorenz Books
  • ISBN13: 9780754820826
  • Number of Pages: 256
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Anness Publishing
  • Release Date: 2011-09-28
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Patty Cassidy is a horticultural therapist with experience working with assisted living elders, seniors with physical limitations or memory disorders and neglected children. She currently works in a horticultural therapy role at a number of healing gardens, including Fairway Village in Vancouver, Washington; Providence Elder Place in Gresham, Oregon; and Garden Partners in Portland, Oregon. She is a board member of the Northwest Chapter American Horticultural Therapy Association and president of the Friends of Portland Memory Garden. Gardening for Seniors is her first book.

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