gardens accessibility - articles
An Interview with Christine Walkden, Champion of Accessible Gardens
Accessible Gardens will allow actual garden visitors to report their own experiences of the thrills and spills of their own visit, thus allowing a realistic evaluation to be expressed by a person who has been round the garden themselves. I think it is fantastic that Bella, who has disabilities herself, is offering a website dedicated to the realities of garden visiting for people with disabilities...
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An Interview with Jeremy Scott, Blind Gardener of the Year 2010
Gardener Jeremy Scott was named Thrive and RNIB’s Blind Gardener of the Year, 'Champion of Champions’ in October 2010. He was named Blind Gardener of the Year in 2009 and his inspiring` work at his garden once again wowed the judges and earned him the coveted title of 'Champion of Champions’. He talked to Bella D'Arcy Reed over the telephone from his home in Uckfield, East Sussex...
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Designing Gardens for People with Disabilities
Astute observations and an informed approach go further than official guidelines when designing private or public places for disabled users...
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Tools Review by Miriam Heppell
The Fiskars weeding tool, pictured above was tested on a variety of weeds of different root depths and proved itself to be a very efficient weed grabber...
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Opening all the Gates
[This project] aims to encourage access and new audiences for historic gardens and to ensure that the widest possible cross-section of the community is able to discover and enjoy these special places...
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Making Historic Gardens Accessible
Funding help from hlf (heritage lottery fund):
The hlf is known for giving grants to restore historic gardens, but it also funds projects to make these gardens and public parks accessible to people with disabilities...
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Accessible Kew
Anna McDermott, a member of Kew Gardens’ Access Forum, reports on how to make the best of your visit...
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Hestercombe: Accessible Play in a Heritage Setting
Fun and Games at Hestercombe Gardens: Hestercombe Gardens Trust manages roughly 100 acres of Crown-owned estate in the heart of Somerset, just north of Taunton. The Gardens themselves represent fifty acres that encompass over three centuries of garden history...
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