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Gardening Resources
Many ideas were adapted from the following books:
Accessible Gardening for People
with Physical Disabilities, a
Guide to Methods, Tools, and Plants, by Janeen R. Adil, Woodbine
House 1994, ISBN 0-933149-56-5.
Accessible Gardening: Tips & Techniques
for Seniors & the Disabled, by Joann Woy, Stackpole Books 1997;
ISBN: 0811726525.
Backyards and Butterflies: Ways to Include
Children With Disabilities in Outdoor Activities by Doreen Greenstein,et
al, Brookline Books 1997; ISBN: 1571290117.
Container Gardening for the Handicapped
by Frank J. Schweller, ISBN: 096247200X, 1990.
Enabling Garden, Creating Barrier-Free Gardens
by Gene Rothert, HTR, Taylor Publishing Co. 1994, ISBN 0-87833847-0.
(Available at the Chicago Botanic Garden gift shop.)
Green Nature/Human Nature: The Meaning
of Plants in Our Lives (The Environment and the Human Condition),
by Charles A. Lewis, University of Illinois Press 1996; ISBN: 0252065107.
Note: Many rehabilitation hospitals have lending
libraries with accessible gardening books and guides for building
raised beds.
The American Horticulture Therapy
Association
http://www.ahta.org
The Chicago Botanic Garden
http://www.chicago-botanic.org
Web site has numerous resources and information on enabling gardens
and 22 other gardens:
Gardening with Ease
http://www.gardeningwithease.com
The founders of Life with Ease which offers very useful ergonomically-designed
tools for daily living, now offers a complete line of gardening
tools, plus a customer service line to answer questions or locate
more gardening tools or solutions for you: 1(800) 966-5119.
Gardenscape Ltd.
http://www.gardenscape.on.ca
Fine garden tools, quality brand names, and innovative and enabling
gardening products for gardeners of all ages and abilities.
Horticulture Therapy Links
http://www.hort.vt.edu/human/HTsites.html
National Gardening Association
http://www.gardening.org.
The Standup Gardens
http://www.standupgardens.com
Gardener's Supply Co.
http://www.gardeners.com
High quality gardening tools, including enabling tools.
SAF DEK (Poured-in-place
safety surfacing)
http://www.safdek.com/home.aspx
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