Gardening for Retirees
Gardening for retirees can be a therapeutic way to pass the time and for many this becomes a great passion and source of enjoyment. It can greatly enrich the lives of seniors and offers both physical and spiritual benefits.
Gardening can be a low impact form of physical exercise, and a properly planned garden can allow seniors in even a weakened physical state to tend a small plot of land. Many assisted living facilities are now allocating some land to community gardens for the benefit of their residents. This allows them to enjoy one of the pleasures of home as they tend to edible crops like tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and watermelons. They get the added benefit of being able to eat the produce they grow and share it with others in the assisted living community.