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The Illustrated Practical Guide to Gardening for Seniors: How to maintain your outside space with ease into retirement and beyond
Patty Cassidy
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Hardcover. Shows how easy it is for seniors to carry on gardening, into and way beyond retirement. This book 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. It also outlines the importance of taking care of your body. Num Pages: 256 pages, 900 colour photographs. BIC Classification: WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1610. How to Maintain a Beautiful Outside Space with Ease and Safety in Later Years, with 900 Photographs. 256 pages, 900 colour photographs. Shows how easy it is for seniors to carry on gardening, into and way beyond retirement. This book 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. It also outlines the importance of taking care of your body. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WM. Dimension: 303 x 240 x 25. Weight: 1610.
Tending our gardens is a lifelong pleasure. As we age, our energy and physical abilities become more limited. But gardens are magical, evolving places, with the potential to keep us young at heart, physically fit, out in the fresh air and full to the brim with joy and expectation. This ground-breaking book shows how easy it is for older people to carry on gardening. The different kinds of garden set-up are considered first, along with planning decisions and how best to keep safe and comfortable. An informative chapter looks at the main gardening activities and appropriate equipment, especially those that ... Read more
Tending our gardens is a lifelong pleasure. As we age, our energy and physical abilities become more limited. But gardens are magical, evolving places, with the potential to keep us young at heart, physically fit, out in the fresh air and full to the brim with joy and expectation. This ground-breaking book shows how easy it is for older people to carry on gardening. The different kinds of garden set-up are considered first, along with planning decisions and how best to keep safe and comfortable. An informative chapter looks at the main gardening activities and appropriate equipment, especially those that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Anness
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1588g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754820826
SKU
V9780754820826
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About Patty Cassidy
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 ... Read more
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