Are you an older adult struggling to maintain a garden due to mobility issues? In this video, we discuss the benefits gardening can bring to seniors and provide tips and ideas to make gardening easier.
We explore container gardening, raised bed gardening, and vertical gardening as options to reduce the need to bend over or kneel down. We also suggest wide pathways, seating, long-handled tools, and low-maintenance plants.
Watch now to learn more and make gardening accessible to everyone!
Watch our full video of Garden Tips for Older Adults: https://youtu.be/rcUgyIpB3lc
Read our Full Gardening Guide for Seniors and the Eldelry: https://www.grayingwithgrace.com/gardening-tips-for-seniors/
Gardening with mobility issues here are some ways for people with mobility issues to enjoy gardening participating in container gardening in the backyard or on the patio raised bed gardening for easier access vertical gardening on a trellis to reduce bending and kneeling using long-handled tools to extend their reach
And planting only low maintenance plants that require less pruning or deadheading to make a garden more accessible for Mobility equipment install wide Pathways made of non-slip materials include benches trellises and Arbors for seating and shade ask Caregivers for assistance and create garden areas reachable from a seated position concrete blocks or raised bricks
Indoor gardening with grow lights is another way for people with mobility issues to enjoy growing their own plants and flowers many outdoor plants grow well inside if outdoor activities are difficult or unsafe