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Use the following tips to
help keep gardening and yard work fun and relaxing.
- Use a hand truck or
dolly to move heavy bags of soil, mulch or
fertilizer. you can transport heavy items without
having to left them onto a cart or wagon.
- To move around the
yard while weeding or raking, use a wheeled chair or
"scoot seat" designed for garden use. Use
these chairs for washing and waxing the car or
painting low window trim, too.
- Don't sit on the
ground when you pull weeds or plant bulbs. Sit on a
low step-stool or a turned-over metal basin instead.
Make sure the seat is low enough that you ca bend
over easily to do your gardening.
- Use your child's old
wagon to carry gardening tools, bulbs or plants
around while you work. If you don't have one in the
attic, these wagons can be purchased at toy and
hardware stores.
- Seed tape, which can
be laid in the ground or in long planters, may be
easier than planting seeds by hand.
- Buy gardening tools
with adaptive handles that are easy to grasp, or
build up handles yourself by wrapping them with
electrical tape, bubble wrap or foam padding.
- If you like flower
gardening, but can't sit on the ground or stoop to
low flower beds, try planting flowers in window-box
containers or clay pots that sit on tables outside
your house. Consider building a greenhouse with
raised shelves and tables to hold pots of flowers
and plants.
- Leave muddy boots or
grass-covered shoes used for yard work outside the
door. You'll keep mud and clippings away from your
carpeting, reducing cleanup. Keep a fresh set of
shoes by the door to slip on when you come back in
the house.
- Cut open bags of soil
or fertilizer with large-handled utility scissors.
Don't try to rip open the plastic bags with your
fingers.
- If you find it
difficult to push an electric mower, consider using
a riding model. If you do use a riding mower, choose
one with an adjustable seat with full back support.
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