Bob Flowerdew
Bob is an organic gardener and has designed his garden to produce lots of veg, fruit and cut fowers.
Kirsty Wilson
Kirsty gardens at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and is a presenter on Beechgrove Garden.
Matt Biggs
Matt trained at Kew and has been gardening professionally for more than 30 years.
Q I have arthritis. How can I better manage my garden?
Kate, by email
A KIRSTY SAYS Tweaking your garden design so that you can still enjoy and work in it is vital. Start by making a mood board using photographs from magazines. This will help you create the style and look of garden you desire.
You might want to consider raised beds as this will prevent you having to bend down when gardening. If you want to sit down when gardening, then add a raised manger trough planter or raised table-style bed so that your knees can go underneath. Make sure the planters are at a comfortable height without you having to twist or turn. You can also place planters on a wheeled base for easy movement.
Think about how you want to maintain your garden in the future and make sure you have paths that are easily accessible, and install handrails where necessary. You might want an irrigation system or selfwatering pots, as this will save you watering during summer.
Q&A
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Gardening with arthritis
A Start by listing parts of the garden that are most important to you, those that require most maintenance and how
