By Hook or By Crook: Gardening: With Disabilities, by Univ New Hampshire

1 Family, Home & Garden Education Center practical solutions to everyday questions Toll free Info Line 1-877-398-4769 M-F • 9 AM - 2 PM By Hook or By Crook: Gardening With Disabilities Gardeners come from all walks of life, in all shapes and sizes, but we... More

1 Family, Home & Garden Education Center practical solutions to everyday questions Toll free Info Line 1-877-398-4769 M-F • 9 AM - 2 PM By Hook or By Crook: Gardening With Disabilities Gardeners come from all walks of life, in all shapes and sizes, but we seem to share a common objective; we like working harmoniously with living things to produce tangible results. Our goals may differ, but even those of us who concentrate exclusively on growing food are pleased when our gardens are attractive. Typically we also enjoy hands-on approaches to learning new things. Regardless of the scale of our activities, we love to talk about our gardens! Gardeners tend to express deep satisfaction in ways they’ve become more efficient, whether they are procedures or inventions and gadgets, to make various gardening tasks easier or less time consuming. Perhaps disabled gardeners differ from our able-bodied peers only by our increased emphasis on horticultural efficiencies. In fact, we try to streaml Less