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A garden to visit if you have the opportunity - the Chateau de Bosmelet in Normandy, France has a stunning colour-coordinated vegetable garden (2.5 acres) which is well worth the detour!
Some suppliers of adapted gardening tools and aids:
Discount Scooters
Design
for easier living - Verko
Force Ten
Co
Promedics
Gardening
- perhaps the most popular outdoor activity in Britain. Don't let increasing
age or disability stop you enjoying one of the cheapest and most effective
forms of therapy available! On this page, we have a selection of ideas
to make gardening tasks easier.
Left, a lightweight, folding wheelbarrow is easier to handle.
Right, this padded kneeler eases your knees, and may also be turned upside-down to use as a seat. The long-handled weeder has a trigger action in the grip, and can be used from a wheelchair.
Left:
These Good Grips secateurs, from Verko, have soft comfortable
non-slip handles, with Teflon-coated steel cutting blades, to maximise
cutting power for the least effort. They have a 3/4" cutting capacity,
and an easy-to-use locking switch.
Right: a selection of stainless steel tools with ergonomically designed handles, which reduce wrist strain. As an added bonus, the bright colours make it easier to see where you left them!
Left,
a nifty stool which wheels along easily, allowing you to weed or seed
a border in more comfort.
The tray under the seat is handy for carrying tools, seedlings, etc.
If the thought of cold toes puts you off gardening in the spring and autumn, how about wellies with a warm thermal lining to keep them cosy (right)?
