Gardening with Arthritis - Page 2© Diana Pederson
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Sep 11, 1998
In addition, I'm becoming involved with container gardening as my ability to care for perennial borders lessens. I created this past spring a 15x6 garden just for containers. This new garden is covered by weed barrier cloth topped with an inch or so of wood chips. It's in a semi-shaded location. Containers have plants such as semperflorens begonias (doubles, singles, variegated);
impatiens (doubles, singles, variegated); and various types of ivy. The sunnier side has containers of pelargoniums (geraniums) with unusual bloom and leaf colors. A few cacti in containers also are in the sunny area. The begonias and impatiens will be repotted this fall and taken indoors to grow
under lights in a basement plant room I created with the help of a friend (little lifting or bending required here!). I'll take cuttings and have more plants for containers next spring. What advice would you give to another gardener that developed the same condition that changed your gardening style? Go for it! Unless you're totally disabled, you don't have to give up gardening. You'll have to slow down and curtail activities, but don't give up! Container growing is a wonderful way to garden with less effort. Find special gardening tools that will aid you. Let your creative juices flow in
designing container gardens. Take gardening indoors by raising houseplants. Above all, keep mind and body active. John, I really appreciate your sharing this with my readers. These are encouraging words from someone who understands what happens when people develop disabilities and have to change their daily routines to accommodate new limitations. Thank you for sharing.
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