Just in time for the upcoming gardening season, NCHPAD provides you with an accessible virtual tour that can be adopted in home and commercial settings. Gardening is widely known as a healthful activity for the body, mind, and spirit. Anyone can enjoy the benefits of gardening by choosing the proper garden design, using ergonomic or adapted tools, and learning the correct body positioning to safely participate in this healthful and creative part of life.

The photographs in this virtual gardening tour section provide a general tour of the Enabling Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, consisting of four major components of a barrier-free garden: paving, containers, raised beds, and vertical gardens. You will also find several ideas for each of these components that can be done at home on a smaller budget using widely available materials.

View it at http://www.ncpad.org/gardening/index.php. See other NCHPAD gardening features, such as the Home Enabling Gardening feature at http://www.ncpad.org/264/1686/Home~Enabling~Garden~~Part~I, http://www.ncpad.org/265/1689/Home~Enabling~Garden ~~Part~II, and http://www.ncpad.org/267/1702/Home~Enabling~Garden~~Part~III, and a Your Writes gardening piece at http://www.ncpad.org/211/1389/Accessible~Gardening.