Accessible garden

Architect-designed wheelchair accessible garden with raised beds at various heights

Description
A landscape architect planned the garden. It has raised beds, planted beds at ground level and containers. The garden even has a pond and a chicken house. A wooden deck and paths ensure accessibility.

Authors comments
The design and raised beds make this garden special. The user loves his garden. It feels like a continuation of the house; it is barrier-free.
The user was involved with the book ‘Möjligheternas trädgård’ (‘Garden of Possibilities’), published by the Swedish Handicap Institute. As thanks he was put in contact with landscape architect Ulf Nordfjäll who designed the garden for him.
The user can reach all of the beds but he mainly takes care of the raised beds and his wife deals with the beds at ground level.
He followed the landscape architect’s advice and brought in 30-40 cm of high-quality topsoil for the entire garden. They have not regretted doing so for a moment.

Idea
Ulf Nordfjäll, landscape architect

Paid for by
The user

Editors comments
'Land Højbede' landhojbede.dk/butik/index.php?action=special-hojbede in Danmark sells mobile raised beds on wheels.

Tip is dated from 2006

Categories for this tip
housing » porch/garden, recreation, leisure » garden, Tips and tricks from people with High paraplegia with impaired balance (Th 2-10, ASIA A, B).

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