Adaptive Gardening with NCHPAD
The Adaptive Gardening Series is a collection of resources from NCHPAD designed to highlight the many health and wellness benefits of gardening. Gardening can support physical activity, reduce stress, and create meaningful opportunities to connect with nature. Traditional gardening methods are not always accessible to everyone. This series features practical guidance, adaptive techniques, and resources that help make gardening accessible for all people. You will also find tips for seasonal planting and creative strategies that make it possible to enjoy gardening throughout the year while supporting a healthy, active lifestyle.
We Have the Tools
Get the tools and strategies to start your own garden. Whether you’re starting a new hobby or you’re looking for new ideas as an expert, NCHPAD’s got you covered!
Plant Seeds Today
Gardening can be done anywhere! Whether you have a full yard or a small windowsill, our adaptive gardening resources can help you get started. Find out how!
Know and Grow
Nurture your health and well-being. Gardening is a great way to support physical and emotional health. Create lasting healthy habits now!
Adaptive Gardening in Action
After her stroke, Patty Ericson-Taylor wasn’t sure she would ever garden again. Today, she’s back tending her deck garden, raised beds, and lower garden, growing vegetables, herbs, and even pumpkins. In this video, Patty shares the tools and simple adaptations that help make gardening possible again, including raised beds, a garden cart, seed tape, adaptive pruners, reachers, and a hose wand. She also explains how enriching her soil with natural materials and growing her own food keeps her connected to something she loves: cooking healthy meals from her garden.
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