Container gardening

Wooden containers make gardening easier for wheelchair users
Container for gardening
Container for gardening

Gardening in large wooden containers on patio.

Users comments
The idea come from the Swedish book
“Möjligheternas trädgård” (“Garden of Possibilities”) – a garden for everyone, Editor Kerstin Sandberg Publisher: Swedish Handicap Institute and Sweden’s Utbildningsradio; available in Swedish libraries (last checked October 2021)

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Friends of the user

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The user

Whose idea
from the book “Möjligheternas trädgård” (“Garden of Possibilities”)

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Author: Lars

Lars bor ihop med sin hustru i en villa på landet. Han arbetar deltid. Sedan 1967 har han en hög paraplegi. Han är inte i behov av assistans.
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Type of disability

High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th2-10)

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