Hello all, Try this book when it comes to accessibility features for gardens: The Enabling Garden: Creating Barrier-Free Gardens by Gene Rothert, Horticultural Therapy Manager & Curator of the Enabling Garden at Chicago Botanic Garden. All sorts of ideas including raised beds of different heights to meet different needs, pathways, garden structures, etc. Cool pictures and ideas including adaptive tools. Also, love the raised bed garden plan sent, & the CASA raised beds--what are the caps made of?
Happy Thanksgiving, Shelly We are stardust . . . we are golden . . . and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. Shelly Collins Toledo GROWs Manager Toledo Botanical Garden 5403 Elmer Drive Toledo, Ohio 43615 419-936-2990 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Enriching you life through gardens, the arts and nature" www.toledogarden.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 1:00 PM Subject: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1240 - 3 msgs > > Send community_garden mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the web, visit > https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of community_garden digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds (Honigman, Adam) > 2. Re: Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds (Jim Call) > 3. RE: Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds (Honigman, Adam) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "Honigman, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:53:40 -0500 > boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C29585.842BFEE0" > Subject: [cg] Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds > > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29585.842BFEE0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Friends, > > As its getting to be the time when gardening quiets down and maintenance and > construction projects become more possible, you may want to look at this > page from the Idaho Fall's Community garden for Accessible Garden beds for > seniors or the wheel chair bound. > > We have a wheelchair friendly bed at the Clinton Community Garden in NYC > which has always been used - maybe you might want to consider creating a few > in your garden: > > http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html > <http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html> > > > Best wishes, > Adam Honigman > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29585.842BFEE0 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> > > > <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3103.1000" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> > <BODY> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002>Friends,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=588144919-26112002>As its getting to be > the time when gardening quiets down and maintenance and construction projects > become more possible, you may want to look at this page from the Idaho Fall's > Community garden for Accessible Garden beds for seniors or the wheel chair > bound.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=588144919-26112002>We have a wheelchair > friendly bed at the Clinton Community Garden in NYC which has always been used - > maybe you might want to consider creating a few in your > garden:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=588144919-26112002><A > href="http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html";>http://www.srv. net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN > class=588144919-26112002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=588144919-26112002>Best > wishes,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=588144919-26112002>Adam > Honigman</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C29585.842BFEE0-- > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:09:11 -0500 > From: "Jim Call" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Honigman, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [cg] Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds > > Adam/CGers > We are just finished the actual construction of our ADA approved raised beds for our garden. One bed will be dedicated for the disabled gardener and the other bed will be for children. Between now and spring, we will polish up the surroundings with flowerbeds and art murals. There will also be a layer of ADA approved wood carpet (special cut wood mulch) surrounding these beds. > > There will be a few other features associated with this special gardening area which will shown next spring. > > These beds were constructed by the Greater Huntsville Rotary Club volunteers. The recycled plastic boards were provided by the City of Huntsville. > > Please see page at.... http://www.casagarden.com/rotary.htm > > Kindest regards, Jim Call, CASA Community Garden Volunteer Dir. > www.casagarden.com > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Honigman, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:53:40 -0500 > > >Friends, > > > >As its getting to be the time when gardening quiets down and maintenance and > >construction projects become more possible, you may want to look at this > >page from the Idaho Fall's Community garden for Accessible Garden beds for > >seniors or the wheel chair bound. > > > >We have a wheelchair friendly bed at the Clinton Community Garden in NYC > >which has always been used - maybe you might want to consider creating a few > >in your garden: > > > >http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html > ><http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html> > > > > > >Best wishes, > >Adam Honigman > > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > From: "Honigman, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [cg] Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:26:02 -0500 > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Wow. > > Those are some great looking ADA accessible beds! Ya done good. Anyone else > have Accessible Garden Bed designs to share with the listserve? > > Best wishes, > Adam Honigman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Call [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:09 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; Honigman, Adam > Subject: Re: [cg] Idaho Falls PlansLink for Accessible Garden Beds > > > Adam/CGers > We are just finished the actual construction of our ADA approved raised beds > for our garden. One bed will be dedicated for the disabled gardener and the > other bed will be for children. Between now and spring, we will polish up > the surroundings with flowerbeds and art murals. There will also be a layer > of ADA approved wood carpet (special cut wood mulch) surrounding these beds. > > There will be a few other features associated with this special gardening > area which will shown next spring. > > These beds were constructed by the Greater Huntsville Rotary Club > volunteers. The recycled plastic boards were provided by the City of > Huntsville. > > Please see page at.... http://www.casagarden.com/rotary.htm > > Kindest regards, Jim Call, CASA Community Garden Volunteer Dir. > www.casagarden.com > > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Honigman, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:53:40 -0500 > > >Friends, > > > >As its getting to be the time when gardening quiets down and maintenance > and > >construction projects become more possible, you may want to look at this > >page from the Idaho Fall's Community garden for Accessible Garden beds for > >seniors or the wheel chair bound. > > > >We have a wheelchair friendly bed at the Clinton Community Garden in NYC > >which has always been used - maybe you might want to consider creating a > few > >in your garden: > > > >http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html > ><http://www.srv.net/~klack/Garden/wheelchairplans.html> > > > > > >Best wishes, > >Adam Honigman > > > > > > > > --__--__-- > > ______________________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. 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