Gardening
for people of all ages, abilities and lifestyles. If I could have but
one wish it would be to garden forever.

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The Holistic Garden
Creating Spaces for Health and Healing
by Karen York Articles
Horticulture
Therapy - Create an Enabled Garden Practical tips and techniques
by Joyce Schillen to continue a favorite activity such as gardening.
Horticulture
Therapy Garden columnist, Jerry
Filipski, describes the wonderful benefits of this new "growing"
profession.
Horticulture
Therapy: Cultivate your health with gardening
Master gardener, Marion Owen, gives us tips for
staying fit in the garden.
The Aids
Awareness Garden Carla Allen tells the story of a woman's garden
planted for her brother.
Layering
Bulbs How to maximize a small garden to
get blooms from early spring through August.
Hands in the
Garden REACH for the Rainbow has developed a very successful
gardening project at summer camps for children and adolescents with
developmental delays and physical disabilities.
Kids
Take Time to Grow "Children with various disabilities find
satisfaction and meaning in the magical transformation of seeds into
snow peas ..." Nancy Wood, Art Therapist
Queen
Anne's Lace More than just a pretty weed
by Carla Allen
Gardening
for the Senses / The Sensual Garden How to plant gardens that
stimulate taste, smell, touch, and hearing by Larry Caplan.
Public
Enemy Number One Humor
in the garden. David Hobson takes a look at the lighter side of
gardening.
Gardening
Tips for People with Impaired Vision Although French Impressionist
painter Claude Monet "eventually lost most of his vision, he did
not stop painting, nor did he ever lose his love of gardening".
Larry Caplan
Watering
Tricks If you plant them, you must water them. Ways to make
watering easier on the gardener while still maintaining healthy plants
by Lisa Erickson.
The
Evening Garden Inspiration for gardeners who work all day at home
or in an office. Enjoy gardens that glow in the moonlight.
Loft
Gardens For urban gardeners a look at how modern loft living
combines with gardens in the sky on balconies and roof gardens.
Hanging
Moss Baskets Step-by-step guide on how to plant beautiful
Victoria-style hanging moss baskets.
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"The
love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ..."
Gertrude Jekyll
Most gardeners want to continue to garden as long as they possibly can.
Lifestyle changes, age, infirmity, work, financial circumstances all
have an impact on how much or how well we can garden.
Garden Forever is a place to read
about how other people manage to continue to garden. In articles about
the soothing effect of gardening, gardens in the sky (roof top gardens),
overcoming health problems, gardens that shine in the evening, programs
that help people, children, the elderly, the physically challenged, plus
practical tips and ideas, we'll explore and highlight ways to help us
all Garden Forever.
Most Recent Articles
Allergy-Free
Wedding Flowers
Flowers that wont make brides or their
bridesmaids start sneezing and sniffling right in the middle of the
wedding by Thomas Leo Ogren.
Enjoy
Gardening at Any Age That first delicious spring day is a
temptress, luring all avid gardeners out of their winter doldrums and
calling them out to play. ... By Monday morning the stiffness sets in,
aches and pains in long forgotten muscles remind them that they are not
as fit as they used to be.
Asthma
Friendly Gardens
Thomas Leo Ogren offers 12 tips to make
your garden an asthma friendly place.
First
Aid for Hanging Baskets
We started with such good intentions but
with holidays and our busy lives, those beautiful hanging baskets we
nurtured in the spring are starting to look pretty neglected. Jackie
Carroll tells us how to revive a dried out hanging basket before it's
too late.
Grow
better, feel better, garden longer
The author of The Holistic Garden, Creating Spaces for Health and
Healing, Karen York, helps us understand why gardening is good for us
and how to keep doing it.
Herbs:
Fragrance, flavour and fun for container gardens "For
a new adventure with your balcony or windowsill Eden, try planting an
old-fashioned herb garden." by Mary Fran McQuade
Jacksonville's
Gardens of Peace "With a firm conviction that dreams are more
powerful than fear, love more powerful than hate and peace more powerful
than war, community members are gathering together to create "Gardens
of Peace" in Jacksonville Florida." by Liz Peak
Pruning
Basics - Comfort First When it come time to prune, check out the
latest and best methods to make it as painless as possible.
Spring
Cleaning, Backyard Style. Seven time-saving tips to get your
backyard ready for summer.
Gardening,
a way of life
Garden writer, Mary Fran McQuade, tells us how to continue to enjoy one
of life's purist pleasures.
How
to plan a garden right
Things to consider when setting up a garden by David Kurshel
Landscaping
to Eliminate Allergenic Mold Spores Thomas
Leo Ogren, the author of Allergy-Free Gardening, tells us about
things we can do in our gardens and landscapes to eliminate
allergy-causing mold spores.
Creaking
through my Garden Garden writer, Carol Wallace, on turning fifty
starts to re-plan how she will continue gardening into her twightlight
years.
Gardening
across the generations Ways for grandparents to enjoy gardening
with busy young grandchildren. By Beverley Mitchell
Allergy-Free
in The Rose Garden
"The most common allergen is pollen, and this
we can largely control." By Thomas Leo Ogren
Whatchamacallits
and Thingamajigs
Unusual names for common tools. By Carla Allen

Sandy
- A Golden Gardener
In memory of a golden gardening companion. By Beverley Mitchell
The
Wolfhound Wreath
A very special story that celebrates the joy of
giving. By Carla Allen
Destined
for Decorations
Fred & Sharon Randall use their
gourds and natural materials to extend the short-lived beauty of autumn.
By Carla Allen.
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Grampa's
Garden
Hot and Cold Therapy Packs
For aching shoulders, joints, hands
 Tips
Springing
into the gardening season it's a stretch! Stretching tips
from the Ontario Chiropractic Association.
7
Steps to Happy Herb Growing
A balcony herb garden is rewarding and doesn't have
to be a lot of work.
My
Aching Back Save your back
from too much stress
Take
it Easy Plan ahead to make
gardening a little easier on your body.
Watering
Containers Container gardens require special watering techniques
Weeding
Tips Any plant that grows where you don't want it is a weed
BulbsYour
table is ready Mr. Squirrel.
Weighty
Matters Watch those extra pounds when planting containers
Tools
Don't blame your tools. Take good care of them.
Hanging
Moss Baskets Have beautiful baskets like the ones in Victoria, BC.
Tips
for people-friendly plantings Adapt your garden to your lifestyle.
Planting
Trees and Shrubs
Tips to make sure your plant investment continues to grow.
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