NAME: Morgan Hands DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED: Fibromyalgia, a form of arthritis causing joint and muscle pain It was becoming increasingly difficult for me to spend very long gardening and I would get tired after doing very little. It was extremely frustrating and I often overdid it, determined not to give in to my body telling me … Continue reading Morgan enjoys gardening again with Peta UK’s long reach tools

DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED: Spinal cord injury which has left me wheelchair bound and a tetralegic My problems started nearly nine years ago, when I was 76, after I fell from a ladder whilst pruning an apple tree in my garden.  I suffered a broken neck and severe spinal cord injuries which left me totally paralysed and wheelchair bound.  … Continue reading Add-On Handles and Arm Support help John to garden again

NAME: Dale Cranshaw, Director ORGANISATION: Growing Support CIC DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED: Primarily we work with older people and people with dementia in their own care home gardens. Many of the residents we support in our social and therapeutic gardening sessions find it difficult to handle and lift traditional gardening tools due to the tools weight and … Continue reading Growing Support

NAME: Fred Nicholls DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED: Stroke survivor. “To begin with I was unable to walk or use my left arm which was very difficult to come to terms with at first. I can now walk quite well thanks to various therapies but my left arm is still very weak and I can no longer drive. … Continue reading Fred doesn’t give up with the help of Peta UK’s garden tools

One Peta UK customer that is delighted with the new lease of life her Peta gardening tools have given her is 61-year-old Veronica McTiernan from Tarrytown, New York. Veronica has MS and, as a keen gardener, was disheartened that digging in her garden and transplanting perennials had become too tiring for her to continue doing. … Continue reading Veronica enjoys her garden again thanks to Peta UK