![]() It got me thinking, how do gardeners extend their years enjoying one of their favorite pastimes as we become less sprightly and more prone to aches and injuries? From the 20-20-20 rule to vertical gardening, health experts and gardeners share advice worth digging into. "The garden requires all my attention, so I'm released from daily concerns." I spend a lot of time planning and envisioning, it's almost like an artwork," Hamilton said. ![]() "When I'm gardening I can get lost in time, a half-hour becomes two and half. Then, the now-retired designer gets in her car and drives to her second garden at her studio a few miles away. She puts me to shame with her impressive efforts. Falling in that age category myself, I want to be able to garden for as long as I can.Īs I'm writing this from my front porch (aka my outdoor office) in south Minneapolis, I can see my neighbor Donna Hamilton, 10 years my senior, working in her yard across the street - mowing, raking, watering, planting and weeding. ![]() A popular meme circulating on social media proclaims, "You don't stop gardening when you get old, you get old when you stop gardening."Ĭome to think of it, a lot of the most impressive landscapes I visit in the course of my job as a garden writer/author are tended by green-fingered folks who are seniors. ![]()
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