{"product_id":"the-illustrated-practical-guide-to-gardening-for-seniors-how-to-maintain-your-outside-space-with-ease-into-retirement-and-beyond-by-patty-cassidy-643s","title":"The Illustrated Practical Guide to Gardening for Seniors: How to maintain your outside space with ease into retirement and beyond by Patty Cassidy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ground-breaking new book shows how easy it is for seniors to carry on gardening, into and way beyond retirement. It looks at different kinds of homes and the gardens they provide, assessing the location, local climate and soil type and evaluating problems such as arthritis and loss of balance. The book also outlines the importance of taking care of your body, summarizing the safety issues, what to wear, warm-up exercises and equipment to make the garden easy to access for unsteady feet or wheelchairs. Included is a directory that profiles the many planting choices available, each with a difficulty rating and a hardiness category. Gardening for Seniors is packed with projects, garden plans and step-by-step sequences. It will appeal to active gardeners in their early retirement through to those with more limited abilities, showing how, by adapting garden activities and the tools employed, the joy of gardening will remain undiminished.  ? A fresh and inspiring new guide to gardening for  those on their more advanced years, from active  retirees to those with more limited abilities  ? Essential reading for anyone who wants to enjoy  their garden forever, as well as those that want to  give an enjoyment of the garden to enrich the lives  of less able seniors in their care  ? Accessible step-by-step techniques and advice,  from planning and equipment to planting and  maintenance, with over 900 instructional and  inspirational photographs  ? Presents a range of special equipment to help  gardeners with a variety of conditions, including  hypertension, arthritis, balance and back problems  ? Packed with projects designed for older gardeners,  this unique volume reveals how you can adapt  garden activities to ensure the joy of gardening  remains undiminished  Editorial Reviews  About the Author  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.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41828548771914,"sku":"643s","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/643s_1_e9e71ae4-d308-4272-99b6-2c962e78e293.jpg?v=1764428247","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-illustrated-practical-guide-to-gardening-for-seniors-how-to-maintain-your-outside-space-with-ease-into-retirement-and-beyond-by-patty-cassidy-643s","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}