Man Designs Tabletop Gardens So People In Wheelchairs Can Do Their Gardening

Mr. Garrett is the CEO of T&L Group, the company responsible for creating the wonderful Elevated Gardens which allow people in wheelchairs to engage with gardening.

Mr. Garrett's brother was diagnosed with Stage IV chronic obstructive pulmonary disease back in 2003, which meant that he could no longer cope with the strain of common gardening activities.

This was particularly heartbreaking for Mr. Garrett as his brother had been an avid gardener for most of his life.

On the Seed Your Future Website, Mr. Garrett wrote about how his brother was affected:

"I watched as my brother lost the ability to garden, a hobby he found purpose and hope in. Seeing his purpose and hope diminish as he became confined to an oxygen tank, unable to bend over, I decided to do something about it."

The result was the Elevated Mini Garden. Mr. Garrett explained the design as such:

"I needed to develop a garden that would be fully wheelchair accessible while still giving individuals the options to stand, rather than having to bend down as one would with a traditional garden."

At times when people are at their most vulnerable, it is important for them to maintain a sense of hope, otherwise people can feel lost and/or sink into depression. The fact that Mr. Garrett is attempting to give people the opportunity to engage in gardening who previous may not have been able to do so, is a fantastic thing.

There is also a lot of importance in the act of gardening according to Mr. Garrett, who says, "[Gardening] has been a means of survival since the beginning of time.

"However, in our world today, horticulture is paramount as a means of improving the environmental degradation going on around us. Gardening is a unifying activity as it is something that everyone can participate in and find joy in."

The designs for the Elevated Mini Gardens start at around 30 inches tall, are proudly manufactured and built in the United States, and come with a Five-year limited warranty.

Several classrooms in Tennessee have acquired some of Mr. Garrett's Elevated Mini Gardens in an attempt to teach children how to grow crops and care for the environment.

On their Facebook Page, the company also explains, "Classroom gardens allow students to move around more, providing not only exercise for the body, but the mind as well, exploring the intricacies of the evolution within a garden."

The basic stationary elevated mini garden is priced at $695, while the mobile elevated garden is priced at $795.

Hopefully Mr. Garrett's garden's will continue to provide joy to those who have previously been unable to partake in gardening. In a time where more and more people are cutting out processed foods from their diets and exclaiming the health benefits that it has, growing your own food would appear to be a step in the right direction for your body and mind.

h/t: Good News Network