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Hi. I am Rosemarie Rossetti
Here in Columbus Ohio with the Universal Design Living Laboratory
My husband and I have built this home as a showcase
For accessible gardening. Today I'm gonna demonstrate how to
Plant plants in containers that makes it very accessible from the seating position.
My level of injury is T12 L1
Incomplete paraplegia and so what I have here today are some perennials.
It's real simple task that you look for plants that are appropriate for your environment
And for all the containers that you're going to be using
I like containers that are at least as high as wheelchair so I have to bend down so far
They're also great because they have more water holding capacity
And you don't have to water them as often I make sure I get some good potting soil
From the garden center I like the gardening soil it has some of the moisture
Holding capacity as well as fertilization in it so it's really simple since you're in a
Seated position
As you're looking at the plants that you selected you're selecting plants that
Are compatible with each other for the watering
As well as the Sun and when you buy a plant from the nursery
Usually has its roots pretty well established in the pot so you might have to
Tamp it
And squeeze it just a little bit. Sometimes you can roll it
And at that point you'll start to feel it's starting to loosen up from the bottom
The older the plant is the more firmly established its gonna be in the
Container but eventually it'll come out
As a horticulturist I have been teaching horticulture for a long time
When we see roots like this we know that the plant is well rooted
It's fine if you start massaging those roots, you're actually doing a
Little bit of damage
Which is good for the roots, they'll start re-rooting as they come out of this
Clump of root and as we put this into the container
It'll grow much better by having some of the roots
Spread out. You're looking at the container we've got some potting soil in
Here already
So it's simply a matter of placing the plants
And the level that you want them. I usually like to leave a couple of inches
For mulch at the top
And another inch or so, so it would hold some water
Watering has been a chore for me in the past but I found a new hose
That I really like and I've started using this season. You've probably seen
Some of these in the garden centers and advertisements on TV
It kind of looks like a snake but I'm telling you they're very lightweight
As soon as I turn the water on they fill up with water
And it's much easier than those heavy rubber hoses when I am in the wheelchair
Moving these hoses around the garden. I'm demonstrating
Today how to do container plants for the SCIVideoBlog.com
I'm Rosemarie Rossetti and I hope to encourage you
To do some gardening. Thank you.