Image shows a rolling garden seat for disabled gardeners. It looks like a little four-wheeled cart with an old fashioned tractor seat.

Tools for Elderly Gardeners

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Tools for elderly gardeners. Image shows gardening tools with an additional handle positioned at ninety degrees to make holding them easier. The tools are grey and yellow and the image shows a hand fork, hand rake and hand trowel. They are shown on a bark covered flowerbed with foilage.

Tools for Elderly Gardeners

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There are plenty of purpose-made tools for elderly gardeners. There is no need to give up gardening if you are elderly and struggling with conventional ones. It’s all about adapting to your changing needs. Are you looking for a Birthday or Christmas gift idea? Tools for elderly gardeners are both thoughtful & practical. They are also not ridiculously expensive.

Garden Kneelers

One of the biggest challenges most elderly gardeners (and many younger ones) face is getting down and back up from ground level. Garden kneelers with sides help here. Holding onto the sides as you kneel reduces the risk of overbalancing and gives you something solid to push on to get back to your feet. They also have handy side pockets, keeping your gardening tools & mobile phone close to hand.

Modified Hand Tools

Modified hand tools are ideal for anyone with a weaker grip. This set is competitively priced at under £20 and includes a convenient carry bag.

Tools for elderly gardeners. Image shows a black open-top canvas bag with handles. It has an orange trim. To the side of the bag are two silver coloured trowels and a hand fork. They all have oval shaped orange and black handles.

Weeding Without Bending.

For someone who is steady on their feet and would prefer to weed standing, some ingenious long-handled devices are available. They range in price from £25 – £40. Again, a thoughtful gift idea.

Image shows a younger man wearing work overalls using a long reach weeding tool. He is holding it in both hands and bending his head down slightly to use it.

Electric Secateurs

Image shows an red/orange pair of electric secateurs. It is shown cutting a branch on a tree.

 

I didn’t know these were available. If you want to give yourself a helping hand, electric secateurs are available. Perfect for anyone who has a weak grip, painful hands or simply someone who has a significant amount of pruning to do. Not the cheapest at over £60.

Rolling Garden Seats

Image shows a rolling garden seat for disabled gardeners. It looks like a little four-wheeled cart with an old fashioned tractor seat.

Fun in the garden for your Grandkids! These rolling garden seats are ideal for someone who prefers to sit to tend plants.  Save. your back when tending raised beds and planters or tying up plants. Prices start under £30. These are a good idea for gardeners of any age.

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Caron

Award-winning blogger and former care columnist for Devon Life magazine. I am passionate about helping elderly people and people with dementia live purposeful and independent lives.
Designer of the Dementia Assistance Card and Points Of Light award recipient, Caron hopes to help carers when resources are limited and demand is ever-increasing. I am here to support you.

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