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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 answer physical limitations.
Different styles of garden are then presented: flower, vegetable,
fruit, raised, herb, patio, vertical and indoor gardens, each one
including projects and techniques, from building a raised bed to
growing potatoes in containers. The final chapter is a directory
that profiles the many planting choices available. Packed with
projects, garden plans and step-by-step sequences designed for
older gardeners who may not be able to exert themselves in the same
way as they once could, this will appeal to active gardeners in
their early retirement through to seniors with more limited
abilities, and show how gardening can be a lifelong pleasure.
This title offers 101 practical ideas and projects for stress-free,
low-maintenance senior gardening, shown step by step in more than
500 photographs. It presents ideas and inspiration for older
gardeners wanting to keep healthy and active in the garden for
years to come. It considers the practical decisions that are
required in any garden, strategies to cater for individual
disabilities, and sensory features to stimulate sight, sound,
smell, touch and taste. It explains how different types of garden,
such as flower gardens and fruit and vegetable gardens, can be
designed for good access, low-maintenance and ease of care, as well
as creative impact and productivity. An extensive plant directory
is packed with easy-care options for all types of garden. It
features accessible techniques, step-by-step projects, garden plans
and over 500 photographs. You can discover how easy it is to carry
on gardening into and way beyond retirement. This book shows how to
plan a garden that is suitable for older people. It gives an
overview of plants that will stimulate all five senses, and covers
flower and herb gardens, fruit and vegetable gardens, and gardens
with flexible features, such as containers, upright structures and
raised beds, and indoor gardens. There is an extensive directory of
planting ideas, each with an ease-of-maintenance rating. The book
will give all enthusiasts, whatever their age, the wherewithal to
carry on gardening and enjoying their outside space for as long as
it gives them pleasure - forever.
"Bruja; A Search for Truth in Twelve Acts" is the story of the
madness and obsession which sends a professional woman to a witch
in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico to help her keep her husband's love. But
as the story unfolds, in a series of interviews conducted by an
unidentified interviewer, disturbing facts emerge.
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