Chapter 4: Tools, and Tips for Using Them Adil's discussion of how to pick a good tool is outstanding and valuable for all gardenrs. I wonder how many would find various gardening tasks easier if they simply bought the correct tool for the task. If you are disabled, there are other things that need to be considered. Most of the items discussed are manufactured, but some simple suggestions for homemade items that would make it easier to garden are also provided.
Chapter 5: Choosing Your Plants: Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, Ornamental Shrubs and Trees, and Fruit Bushes, Vines and Trees The lists of suggested plants often include specific sources if not commonly available. These may be suitable for the "enabled garden" but are equally valuable for any gardener without loads of time!
Chapter 6: Plant Pests and Diseases This is an essential chapter in all garden books. Unfortunately, in this book, this is the only weak chapter. I suggest you use it in conjunction with books dedicated to this subject so you have quality pictures of the critters and problems discussed.
Chapter 7: Children and Gardening I believe a child that learns gardening through their parents or some other relatives instruction will be a gardener for life. The author includes some extra information on protecting your child in the garden including a discussion of poisons and toxic plants. Every parent should read this chapter.
If I were standing in a bookstore today, trying to decide which book to buy on this particular subject, Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities is the only one I would even consider.
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