Hello, fellow gardeners! I, too am a physically challenged gardener. For those who don't know me already, I'm the moderator of the BBB forum - that's birds, butterflies, and bees. I'm primarily a butterfly gardener. I live with my parents although I am 36. At the age of 30, I became ill with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and had to quit working. I lost a lot of my physical strength, especially in my hands. Makes it hard to pull weeds. I'm lucky in that I use a lot of native plants that don't really need much attention. My parents help, too (mostly Dad) but they are both 66 and have health problems of their own. Still, every little bit helps! I live on a half-acre lot so it's not like I have a massive garden, but in Florida we rarely get a "break". And in the summer, it's just unbearable even for healthy people to do outdoor work.
to Nadine and thanks for starting this thread!
