As a wheelchair gardener also I was impressed by his wide paths which left him room to turn to the plants head on! I've been thinking of espaliered fruit trees and enjoyed seeing the size and shape of his figs.
Honestly, everything about this tour was great. But the secret garden was just beautiful. I could easily do naps in that spot. Also, I loved the wider paths and the abundance of fruit trees! And the layout was fantastic.
I’m 21 and use a wheelchair because of mobility issues caused by cerebral palsy. Thank you so much for this video, truly. My partner and I have imagined our future garden after college and this is incredibly helpful.
I feel gardening itself is theuraputic.....the peace, the birds chirping, the irrigation water flowing and all that! I grew up on a farm and farming was life for my family, produce paid for mines and my siblings high school; from livestock to veggies to fruits to honey to trees and more. This guy's garden makes me want to go back and appreciate what my mummy and dad were trying to teach me 💕💕
This is so awesome and its personal for me. My garden and greenhouse rank in my joy only after my spouse and family. They have done all they can for me but within a few years I may end up in a wheel chair myself. My biggest fear was not being able to garden. Thank you for showing us that it can be done.
@@GardenWizard. thank you very much. I pray not but there are no more surgeries left. Watching this made me feel much better about it if it occurs however.
I pray your health will turn around for the better, that you would continue to enjoy gardening and not need to be in a wheelchair. God's blessing be upon you and your family always. 🙏🌱🙏
You should give jerryrigeverything a watch his wife is handicapped he does a lot for her he even made her a great garden he even sells a off road wheelchair kinda like a bike so you don’t lose the freedom of bike riding he does a lot a tech stuff but if you search his name and bike or garden it should pop up
Please feature this type of content as regularly as you can. I will be retiring in a year and have been putting some thought into a garden setup that will serve me as I age. Some of Steve's ideas are super helpful to that process.
This was such a joy to watch as someone with chronic illness that has mobility issues and a mobility aid. This has given me endless ideas for my allotment here in Scotland UK. Thank you Steven for sharing your garden with all of us! 🤗 My favorite areas were the raised beds with caged doors, the container garden and fruit orchards 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful garden and a beautiful tour. I have loved gardening all my life and am a retired nurse who is physically challenged but finds ways of doing things. So impressed by your ideas!!! Pat, RN
This is the kind of content that makes my heart happy in all the chaos. Some of these Ideas, I may be able to use myself for my husband, who uses a wheelchair to get around. Thank you for remembering to produce content to EVERYONE. Those who may be disabled in some way, have cognitive or physical impairments and of course our aging population too. This is a hobby everyone can do. Gardening can spark joy in people and bring back things we've lost as the world moves forward.
Massive admiration and respect for this guy. It is so hard to overcome adversity, and he's found such a beautiful and fulfilling way of dealing with it.
Thank for for making content like this! I’m a disabled gardener and garden seated most of the time. It’s so helpful to see how people adapt their gardens to make them easier to care for so they can continue to garden.
Thank you! As I age and my husband spends more and more time in a wheelchair due to mobility issues, I have gotten so much inspiration. Again, thank you!
@@nygirlinancworld1628 I've got mine in the metal horse troughs which are on thicker landscaping timbers. These were placed on a concrete slab with two sets together then to the next sets. They have enough room for a large wheelchair to go on boths sides. I am able to reach almost to the middle of the two troughs. Really really love them!
😍 I love this Man's out look on life and His vision he's accomplished in His garden. I can really appreciate seeing this video, bc I myself am physically challenged, its very inspiring. Thank you Kevin and Steve 😊🌱❤
So grateful for this video! I’ve been trying to find ways to adapt my garden since developing a disability and requiring a mobility aid. Steve’s garden has given me so many great ideas.
As someone who developed full blown POTS in 2020 out of nowhere (not post covid POTS) I now depend on a wheelchair (2 years in Aug). I'm so happy for this video! I'm stilling learning how to make my surroundings around my home more accessible. Grow bags and raised beds have been my best friends!
@@gb9276 pots is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. When we change positions from lying down to sitting and sitting to standing our bodies don’t do what they are supposed to do. Our blood pressure drops and our heart rate skyrockets which causes us to faint or to near faint . Also if we get our heart rate up to high at any given moment that can also make us faint or near faint. It’s a lot more complex but this is just a basic overview of it. Hope that helps!
@@jennhoff03 I do not. But I do have some of the other comorbidies that go with POTS. Fibromyalgia, IBD, Autoimmune (was tested in 2019 and they still can't figure out which one) and MCAS (Which suckssss. I'm down to only about 3 foods I can eat... every.. single.. day)
This is such an awesome video! Im a L2 paraplegic, been in a chair since 2012 and just found your channel a few months back, just started my garden in March. This is super helpful for me to get some ideas and just be inspired in general! love your channel and content!!!
This is one of the most beautiful, genius uses of a garden space I have ever seen. The fact that it was designed with accessibility in mind only makes it better.
Wow, Love Steve's energy and outlook on life! He made lemonade out of lemons with his situation and isn't bitter or given up on life. Love his ideas and garden. I'm sure being able to be in nature like this everyday helps. Thanks for this video.
Kevin, as a young disabled gardener, I want to say Thank you for showing this content! I’ve been following you eagerly since the start of the pandemic, and I was stoked to see what a great ally you are by helping give voice and representation to a group of people who often aren’t thought of in our discussions. I am a public speaker on the topic of including disabled folk in all arenas, and I was really excited to see this video pop up today! Lots and lots of green thumbs up to you, your crew and Stephen for sharing his passion! Great message: life isn’t over or joyless after disability!
Thank you to both of you! I am disabled and would love to garden but have a very hard time doing it. This gives me many ideas! I'm definitely following your page sir! I already follow Epic Gardening. Love this channel!
This is perfect. I’m a part time mobility aid user and have been trying to use out how best to have my garden set up for when I need to use my rollater.
As a wheelchair user who loves to garden and have been having a hard time trying to figure out how to do it and safely. I think I’ve found a new hero 😊 thank you
Raised garden beds are a huge help. And you can make them last quite a while on fewer waterings if you start with a hugelkuture base of rotting woods in the bottom half of the planter boxes and plenty of mulch on top. Be very aware of your reaching ability, especially for those with balancing issues--when in doubt, pick a narrower box, and definitely research espalier techniques!
i worked for over 30 years with the disabled and have bought home so many ideas from their gardening practises over the years, and now i am retired am so thankful for what i have learnt:)
Great video Kevin! With the San Diego Botanic Garden closed for renovations, Steve could start a business hosting tours of his AMAZING garden lol Thank you for sharing these beautiful gardens with your viewers. Garden tours are my favorite :)
Kevin- you always offer various blessings to others through your incredible videos. I couldn't help but reflect on what a blessing you have received from the people you surround yourself with. I absolutely love watching Jacque and you interact. What an incredible friend you have there! And Chris has added such depth to your channel. You have featured your employees who share your vision and it is so awesome. You are truly blessed my friend. Keep up the great work! And now this connection to Jacque girlfriends father. What a treasure! I can listen to people who so passionately share their love of life with others all day long. Thank you sir!
Absolutely love this! Really nice to see different ways that a garden can be adapted to meet the needs of the gardener and garden users. I'd be really keen to see this being a bit of a series with different accessability needs. Low vision, sensory, families with kids, and so on.
A very amazing garden and gardener. I use containers on the ground and on chairs and raised beds and chairs for sitting everywhere. I can’t stand for long periods but didn’t want to stop growing. I really appreciate the ideas you have in this garden.
I also can't stand for long periods, I also have a hard and wobbly time walking and worse of all I can't carry something and walk, I have to toss it in the direction I want to go. As for sitting, I used chairs until they sink into the ground. Now I use plastic milk crates tied together with zip ties and have a kneeling cushion zip tied to the top. the two-stacked milk crate chair is easy for me to move around my allotment garden and sit where I need to work on planting, weeding or harvesting my garden.
What a great video highlighting a concept I've never seen! I live in such an ableist world it's something I've never even considered. Thanks for shining a light on this garden, so cool to see.
Amazing! Such a beautiful property. I had grand plans to transform my backyard into raised beds this summer, but I broke my ankle 3 weeks ago. I decided to just do what I could with pots and grow bags for now and do a lot while sitting. Might not be what I wanted for this point, but I am getting outside and doing what I love. Go with the flow, if you will.
This is wonderful in every way! We need more Steve content! 😆 he probably doesn’t even have time for that with such a large garden to tend. Thank you to Steve for sharing this with us and showing the world how literally anyone of any ability can garden and be prolific at it.
Too many people don’t garden because they think it’s inaccessible, and I hope this video helps disabled people change their minds and get inspired. Sure, it can sometimes take more time, money, and effort to set up than it would for abled folks, but it’s worth it and can totally pay off. Plus, most disabled people aren’t born with our disabilities, so it’s kind of a good future-proofing insurance to make it as accessible as possible to begin with, “just in case”. I’d love to see more accessible garden tours in the future, if possible! This one is truly gorgeous!
One of the best vids you've done. Steve seems like a real guy, with an awesome garden. Loved hearing about the progression of his property and veg-scaping since 1999. Thanks for showing us!
Stephan is an amazing person and has a brilliant garden. My grandmother is also a master gardener here in Illinois. I grow cacti indoors and his cactus garden is by far a masterpiece in my eyes 👀. Thanks for taking the time to interview and tour this garden Kev
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. That jade tree and shade section was my fav. I am currently developing terracing in our sloped garden areas. Now this give me some great ideas. Zig zag paths to make the slope gradual and retain the water. Love your videos and content! Thanks again.🌈💜🌎✌️
Man Kevin, Steve was a swift kick in the balls for me sir! I was electrocuted at work and permanently disabled at work 3 years ago. I am gardening until I hurt and then go in and take something & feel sorry for myself and then go back and work for a few more hours. Steve straightened my attitude out a lot, with his attitude & outlook is encouraging. I’m still angry, bitter, depressed & filled with fear, anxiety & pain. As I’ve mentioned once my wifey and I leave where it all happened and to our Dream home/ Surf shack/ Super Fab shop/ Homestead/ Farmhouse in Oregon I’m hoping most of my turmoil will stay here too. Steve made me realize that I have to do the work to make my garden work best for me and my needs. In other words, he didn’t sit in the living room looking out the window feeling bad that he is in a wheelchair and CANT because he’s hurt. Im actually a bit a lot embarrassed in myself…. Thanks bro.
My father quit his desk job at a power company and took up landscape maintenance. He made a fraction of what he had earned before, but he was much happier and more satisfied with his life, being outdoors, being able to make things grow. It helped him to manage his bipolar disorder, and even when his health declined severely from myasthenia gravis in his later years, he was still able to connect with garden spaces and parks, even if he could no longer maintain them, and had to use a wheelchair or a scooter to get around. He passed away last year, but I think he would have loved to have seen this garden. Please pass along my family's admiration to Mr. Cantu for his thoughtful work and his willingness to share his botanical joy with not only the able-bodied, but with those who aren't as able.
Thank you Steve and Kevin for an inspirational and informative video! As a disabled person, it was great to see the different ideas I can use when I can someday get back to gardening! I miss it so much!
My favorite area was the raised beds with caged tops. Also the winding trails. The garden is very relaxing and beautifully designed. Thank you for taking us along in your walk.
When I got notified about this video, I honestly thought it'd be a but before I watched this just because I didn't think it would be too relevant to me. I'm so glad I watched this sooner rather than later because I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Steve's processes and touring his garden in my hometown. I didn't realize barrel cactus take so long to grow - I'm inspired to put more work into my cactus and succulent garden now! Great video Kevin, please thank Steve for us!
Steve's garden is fantastic! Years ago we had a weekend massage workshop at a camp for the blind - arranged for us by an LMT who was blind. One of the treats was a terraced 5 senses garden, with many herbs and other fragrant plants. There was a wide path zigzaging around and the beds at easy arm's reach. The land on the Sandy River had been donated by a woman who realized the need for a 'FIG' retreat for the blind - and she was able to stay in her home on the property as she aged - a wonderful win-win.
The best thing i can think of these covered raised beds is rather than pulling out the spent veggies is you can always put chickens or rabbits inside to finish off the veggies and add poo for the next planting
I have an adult autistic daughter & I have a garden. 1 reduces the stress of the other. I am learning how to grow and nurture other living things and to include nature in my day. I pray that she will learn to appreciate my sanctuary and find peace in it as much as Steve does. Great video!
You can tell how proud he was of his garden! I’m disabled and live in MN so my season isn’t long, but I always appreciate seeing things I can utilize to make my gardening easier for me!
That's a beautiful garden. He didn't let his disability stop him, but he readjusted himself and created an environment accessible to his need. It shows that you can achieve whatever you set your mind on.
when steve said that he needed to redefine his life after that workplace injury... that really hit hard. My body has been very ill after several stressful jobs and that whole redefining what you're doing is exactly what I'm going through right now. it's really nice to see someone who's been down that path some ways waving back at us who need to follow - not that it'll be easy, but that it can be done. thanks for the tour
This is very impressive. So inspirational and helpful. Excellent to show what is possible. For those who are wheelchair bound gives incentive and what is possible.This garden is wonderful.So much work and truly remarkable and the fruit trees are super. Regards from here in England. Thank you so very much to two guys who are superb.
What a remarkable man Mr. Cantu is! Amazing what he has created by changing his thoughts and perspective on the cards that he was dealt. Thank you for this video, Kevin. This man and his garden are truly inspiring treasures and a great example of the human spirit for all of us. ❤️
Kevin we need more than 35 minutes to explore this beautiful garden with mobility access, I believe thousands wheelchair user or people in special needs will enjoy the idea of this epic garden,hugs from Indonesia 🇮🇩
This video is amazing and so inspiring! Thank you For making this I’m no spring chicken and this makes me feel like I can garden the rest Of my life ❤️
I love the Epic Gardening Channel but this episode is really special because is gives ideas and tips on how to garden and keep gardening for people that aren''t as mobile so they can keep doing what they love or even become new gardeners. Accommodations for disabilities aren't really discussed in gardening and they should be. Gardening is a perfect hobby for young and old, able and disabled. Thank you so much Epic Gardening and Stephen for doing this episode. And what a gorgeous garden Stephen has. Well done!
Beautiful garden, he makes such a valid point that wide spaces in gardens are not only accessible for those in wheelchairs but also basic ease of use with wheelbarrows and tools
Wow, I'm humbled and excited at the same time. Having a few mobility and back issues but loving to garden, this gives me inspiration to carry on. Thanks for doing this video!
What section of Steve's garden was your fav? It's hard to choose...
The back part, all the way to the front
The hillside fruit trees
As a wheelchair gardener also I was impressed by his wide paths which left him room to turn to the plants head on! I've been thinking of espaliered fruit trees and enjoyed seeing the size and shape of his figs.
Food tree area
Honestly, everything about this tour was great. But the secret garden was just beautiful. I could easily do naps in that spot.
Also, I loved the wider paths and the abundance of fruit trees! And the layout was fantastic.
I’m 21 and use a wheelchair because of mobility issues caused by cerebral palsy. Thank you so much for this video, truly. My partner and I have imagined our future garden after college and this is incredibly helpful.
Don't lose hope. Gardening is salve for the soul. You can find a way.
God bless you!
Vision comes first! I wonder if Pinterest has ideas too 🤔. Happy gardening!
I wouldn't be surprised if the carnivore diet would help you heal...
I feel gardening itself is theuraputic.....the peace, the birds chirping, the irrigation water flowing and all that! I grew up on a farm and farming was life for my family, produce paid for mines and my siblings high school; from livestock to veggies to fruits to honey to trees and more.
This guy's garden makes me want to go back and appreciate what my mummy and dad were trying to teach me 💕💕
This is so awesome and its personal for me. My garden and greenhouse rank in my joy only after my spouse and family. They have done all they can for me but within a few years I may end up in a wheel chair myself. My biggest fear was not being able to garden. Thank you for showing us that it can be done.
Hopefully you’ll never be in a wheelchair
@@GardenWizard. thank you very much. I pray not but there are no more surgeries left. Watching this made me feel much better about it if it occurs however.
I pray your health will turn around for the better, that you would continue to enjoy gardening and not need to be in a wheelchair. God's blessing be upon you and your family always. 🙏🌱🙏
@@gb9276 amen to that!
You should give jerryrigeverything a watch his wife is handicapped he does a lot for her he even made her a great garden he even sells a off road wheelchair kinda like a bike so you don’t lose the freedom of bike riding he does a lot a tech stuff but if you search his name and bike or garden it should pop up
Please feature this type of content as regularly as you can. I will be retiring in a year and have been putting some thought into a garden setup that will serve me as I age. Some of Steve's ideas are super helpful to that process.
Do the carnivore diet, so you will get stronger while you age! :-)
As a newly "challenged" gardener, I'm slowly building my accessible gardens. He's got some great ideas!
If it's a disease, you might heal on carnivore.
This was such a joy to watch as someone with chronic illness that has mobility issues and a mobility aid. This has given me endless ideas for my allotment here in Scotland UK. Thank you Steven for sharing your garden with all of us! 🤗 My favorite areas were the raised beds with caged doors, the container garden and fruit orchards 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful garden and a beautiful tour. I have loved gardening all my life and am a retired nurse who is physically challenged but finds ways of doing things. So impressed by your ideas!!! Pat, RN
Check out the carnivore diet, it heals a lot of diseases... Yeah, also chronic illnesses.
This is probably one of the most amazing home garden I have ever seen. I can listen to Steve talk about his plants all day.
This is the kind of content that makes my heart happy in all the chaos. Some of these Ideas, I may be able to use myself for my husband, who uses a wheelchair to get around. Thank you for remembering to produce content to EVERYONE. Those who may be disabled in some way, have cognitive or physical impairments and of course our aging population too. This is a hobby everyone can do. Gardening can spark joy in people and bring back things we've lost as the world moves forward.
Massive admiration and respect for this guy. It is so hard to overcome adversity, and he's found such a beautiful and fulfilling way of dealing with it.
Thank for for making content like this! I’m a disabled gardener and garden seated most of the time. It’s so helpful to see how people adapt their gardens to make them easier to care for so they can continue to garden.
Your channel gets lovelier an lovelier by highlighting all of this cool stuff! Thanks again for showing everyone the goodness in the world 😊
I agree.
Thank you. Gardening in a wheelchair is rough . just keep pushing and looking for small success works for me.
It truly can be. I’m starting to see how it’s a challenge too (I’m also a wheelchair user). I try to do what I can.
Steve has an amazing set of problem solving skills and talents. He has engineered that entire paradise from a practical but visionary mind.
Thank you! As I age and my husband spends more and more time in a wheelchair due to mobility issues, I have gotten so much inspiration. Again, thank you!
Glad you are helping the handicapped in the garden. This was very beneficial. Please do more on gardening for the handicapped.
Yes please!! Paraplegic gardener here!!
@@nygirlinancworld1628 I've got mine in the metal horse troughs which are on thicker landscaping timbers. These were placed on a concrete slab with two sets together then to the next sets. They have enough room for a large wheelchair to go on boths sides. I am able to reach almost to the middle of the two troughs. Really really love them!
I'm in wheelchair as well thanks for more ideas. I have garden on my deck for now but plan to move soon.
😍 I love this Man's out look on life and His vision he's accomplished in His garden. I can really appreciate seeing this video, bc I myself am physically challenged, its very inspiring. Thank you Kevin and Steve 😊🌱❤
That is indeed my dream style garden. I'm not wheelchair bound but oh, he did such an amazing job. I love everything about his garden
Gardening is for all!
So grateful for this video! I’ve been trying to find ways to adapt my garden since developing a disability and requiring a mobility aid. Steve’s garden has given me so many great ideas.
A disease? Like MS etc? Check the carnivore diet, not kidding.
As someone who developed full blown POTS in 2020 out of nowhere (not post covid POTS) I now depend on a wheelchair (2 years in Aug). I'm so happy for this video! I'm stilling learning how to make my surroundings around my home more accessible. Grow bags and raised beds have been my best friends!
I have pots too! Also in a wheelchair. Me too!
If I may ask, what is POTS?
@@gb9276 pots is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. When we change positions from lying down to sitting and sitting to standing our bodies don’t do what they are supposed to do. Our blood pressure drops and our heart rate skyrockets which causes us to faint or to near faint . Also if we get our heart rate up to high at any given moment that can also make us faint or near faint. It’s a lot more complex but this is just a basic overview of it. Hope that helps!
Yeah, pots is the pits. Do you also have EDS?
@@jennhoff03 I do not. But I do have some of the other comorbidies that go with POTS. Fibromyalgia, IBD, Autoimmune (was tested in 2019 and they still can't figure out which one) and MCAS (Which suckssss. I'm down to only about 3 foods I can eat... every.. single.. day)
This is such an awesome video! Im a L2 paraplegic, been in a chair since 2012 and just found your channel a few months back, just started my garden in March. This is super helpful for me to get some ideas and just be inspired in general! love your channel and content!!!
Im a gardener in Australia who's also a full time wheelchair user, so I've found this to be especially helpful. Thank you both for this.
This is one of the most beautiful, genius uses of a garden space I have ever seen. The fact that it was designed with accessibility in mind only makes it better.
STEVE IS SO CUTE! I love his garden, his energy and he's so full of knowledge! Thank you for showing us his garden!
Wow, Love Steve's energy and outlook on life! He made lemonade out of lemons with his situation and isn't bitter or given up on life. Love his ideas and garden. I'm sure being able to be in nature like this everyday helps. Thanks for this video.
That's truly amazing he could do that. Everyone deserves a garden ❤️
Kevin, as a young disabled gardener, I want to say Thank you for showing this content! I’ve been following you eagerly since the start of the pandemic, and I was stoked to see what a great ally you are by helping give voice and representation to a group of people who often aren’t thought of in our discussions. I am a public speaker on the topic of including disabled folk in all arenas, and I was really excited to see this video pop up today! Lots and lots of green thumbs up to you, your crew and Stephen for sharing his passion! Great message: life isn’t over or joyless after disability!
Thank you to both of you! I am disabled and would love to garden but have a very hard time doing it. This gives me many ideas! I'm definitely following your page sir! I already follow Epic Gardening. Love this channel!
this is absolutely incredible. there's literally nothing else i can say
Same here. Totally amazing.
This is perfect. I’m a part time mobility aid user and have been trying to use out how best to have my garden set up for when I need to use my rollater.
As a wheelchair user who loves to garden and have been having a hard time trying to figure out how to do it and safely. I think I’ve found a new hero 😊 thank you
Me too. My first year trying to garden completely wheelchair bound now.
@@bluebird4021 good luck! I hope it goes great!
Raised garden beds are a huge help. And you can make them last quite a while on fewer waterings if you start with a hugelkuture base of rotting woods in the bottom half of the planter boxes and plenty of mulch on top. Be very aware of your reaching ability, especially for those with balancing issues--when in doubt, pick a narrower box, and definitely research espalier techniques!
@@ladyofthemasque yep. Fond myself nearly tipping out of My electric wheelchair ♿ 🙃
Best wishes on your future gardening adventures
i worked for over 30 years with the disabled and have bought home so many ideas from their gardening practises over the years, and now i am retired am so thankful for what i have learnt:)
What a wonderful video about a strong man who persevered through difficulties and created such an amazing natural haven!! Thanks Kevin for sharing 🙏
Great video Kevin! With the San Diego Botanic Garden closed for renovations, Steve could start a business hosting tours of his AMAZING garden lol Thank you for sharing these beautiful gardens with your viewers. Garden tours are my favorite :)
Kevin- you always offer various blessings to others through your incredible videos. I couldn't help but reflect on what a blessing you have received from the people you surround yourself with. I absolutely love watching Jacque and you interact. What an incredible friend you have there! And Chris has added such depth to your channel. You have featured your employees who share your vision and it is so awesome. You are truly blessed my friend. Keep up the great work! And now this connection to Jacque girlfriends father. What a treasure! I can listen to people who so passionately share their love of life with others all day long. Thank you sir!
Absolutely love this! Really nice to see different ways that a garden can be adapted to meet the needs of the gardener and garden users. I'd be really keen to see this being a bit of a series with different accessability needs. Low vision, sensory, families with kids, and so on.
Yes, I agree. I'd love to see this as the beginning of a series of videos on accessible garden plans/designs.
Just in. Epic!
So many "able-bodied ", people aught to watch this. Humbled. Great video.
What an epic garden! I loved seeing what an accessable garden looks like. What a dream property.
Okay, I'll give it to ya, that's a pretty epic garden
A very amazing garden and gardener. I use containers on the ground and on chairs and raised beds and chairs for sitting everywhere. I can’t stand for long periods but didn’t want to stop growing. I really appreciate the ideas you have in this garden.
I also can't stand for long periods, I also have a hard and wobbly time walking and worse of all I can't carry something and walk, I have to toss it in the direction I want to go. As for sitting, I used chairs until they sink into the ground. Now I use plastic milk crates tied together with zip ties and have a kneeling cushion zip tied to the top. the two-stacked milk crate chair is easy for me to move around my allotment garden and sit where I need to work on planting, weeding or harvesting my garden.
What an incredible man! This is so inspiring! I think this is my favorite video you’ve done Kevin! Thank you so much for sharing Steve with us!!!
What a great video highlighting a concept I've never seen! I live in such an ableist world it's something I've never even considered. Thanks for shining a light on this garden, so cool to see.
Amazing! Such a beautiful property. I had grand plans to transform my backyard into raised beds this summer, but I broke my ankle 3 weeks ago. I decided to just do what I could with pots and grow bags for now and do a lot while sitting. Might not be what I wanted for this point, but I am getting outside and doing what I love. Go with the flow, if you will.
Wow, what an amazing garden. I could get lost for days on the winding paths of this wonderland.
This is great. I'm just now planning my 3/4 acre lot and I'm hoping to have it be accessible to all. Super inspirational.
This is wonderful in every way! We need more Steve content! 😆 he probably doesn’t even have time for that with such a large garden to tend. Thank you to Steve for sharing this with us and showing the world how literally anyone of any ability can garden and be prolific at it.
Too many people don’t garden because they think it’s inaccessible, and I hope this video helps disabled people change their minds and get inspired. Sure, it can sometimes take more time, money, and effort to set up than it would for abled folks, but it’s worth it and can totally pay off. Plus, most disabled people aren’t born with our disabilities, so it’s kind of a good future-proofing insurance to make it as accessible as possible to begin with, “just in case”.
I’d love to see more accessible garden tours in the future, if possible! This one is truly gorgeous!
Thank you Steve, and Kevin, for sharing with us such an amazing garden! Elevated hose bibs for the win 🏆 High fives all around
Wow. Just wow! Steve is a fascinating guy and the garden he has created is inspiring!
One of the best vids you've done. Steve seems like a real guy, with an awesome garden. Loved hearing about the progression of his property and veg-scaping since 1999. Thanks for showing us!
What a beautiful garden. Just amazing!
Amazing content! Beautiful garden. Inspiring story. A joy to watch!
Stephan is an amazing person and has a brilliant garden. My grandmother is also a master gardener here in Illinois. I grow cacti indoors and his cactus garden is by far a masterpiece in my eyes 👀. Thanks for taking the time to interview and tour this garden Kev
Beautiful garden! I love that everything is easily accessible.
Stephen, I am speechless. Your garden is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this with me.
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. That jade tree and shade section was my fav. I am currently developing terracing in our sloped garden areas. Now this give me some great ideas. Zig zag paths to make the slope gradual and retain the water. Love your videos and content! Thanks again.🌈💜🌎✌️
Absolutely amazing!!! What a beautiful garden!
Man Kevin, Steve was a swift kick in the balls for me sir! I was electrocuted at work and permanently disabled at work 3 years ago. I am gardening until I hurt and then go in and take something & feel sorry for myself and then go back and work for a few more hours. Steve straightened my attitude out a lot, with his attitude & outlook is encouraging. I’m still angry, bitter, depressed & filled with fear, anxiety & pain. As I’ve mentioned once my wifey and I leave where it all happened and to our Dream home/ Surf shack/ Super Fab shop/ Homestead/ Farmhouse in Oregon I’m hoping most of my turmoil will stay here too. Steve made me realize that I have to do the work to make my garden work best for me and my needs. In other words, he didn’t sit in the living room looking out the window feeling bad that he is in a wheelchair and CANT because he’s hurt. Im actually a bit a lot embarrassed in myself…. Thanks bro.
I wish you the best of luck for the most awesome garden
My father quit his desk job at a power company and took up landscape maintenance. He made a fraction of what he had earned before, but he was much happier and more satisfied with his life, being outdoors, being able to make things grow. It helped him to manage his bipolar disorder, and even when his health declined severely from myasthenia gravis in his later years, he was still able to connect with garden spaces and parks, even if he could no longer maintain them, and had to use a wheelchair or a scooter to get around. He passed away last year, but I think he would have loved to have seen this garden. Please pass along my family's admiration to Mr. Cantu for his thoughtful work and his willingness to share his botanical joy with not only the able-bodied, but with those who aren't as able.
This was incredible. What an amazing man. Thank you Kevin for sharing this. And thanks Steve for sharing.
Thank you Steve and Kevin for an inspirational and informative video! As a disabled person, it was great to see the different ideas I can use when I can someday get back to gardening! I miss it so much!
Thank you so much for sharing this! We always love your content. This was so unusual and amazing!
This garden tour was too short. I feel like so much was left out. Perhaps a part 2?
I put in my vote for Steve to start his own gardening channel! :D Who's with me? ;)
Awesome garden I hope one day having such an amazing garden!
I'm so happy you did a full length video and not just a 5 minute video like the rest of TH-cam! Steve's awesome
My favorite area was the raised beds with caged tops. Also the winding trails. The garden is very relaxing and beautifully designed. Thank you for taking us along in your walk.
When I got notified about this video, I honestly thought it'd be a but before I watched this just because I didn't think it would be too relevant to me. I'm so glad I watched this sooner rather than later because I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Steve's processes and touring his garden in my hometown. I didn't realize barrel cactus take so long to grow - I'm inspired to put more work into my cactus and succulent garden now! Great video Kevin, please thank Steve for us!
Steve's garden is fantastic!
Years ago we had a weekend massage workshop at a camp for the blind - arranged for us by an LMT who was blind.
One of the treats was a terraced 5 senses garden, with many herbs and other fragrant plants. There was a wide path zigzaging around and the beds at easy arm's reach. The land on the Sandy River had been donated by a woman who realized the need for a 'FIG' retreat for the blind - and she was able to stay in her home on the property as she aged - a wonderful win-win.
The best thing i can think of these covered raised beds is rather than pulling out the spent veggies is you can always put chickens or rabbits inside to finish off the veggies and add poo for the next planting
you're brilliant!
This has been a focus/topic the garden community doesn’t have often so I’m glad you are having this conversation. Accessibility is everything!
Absolutely love the landcape and concept to the design. I have to add I love how it's more fruit and veggies than mostly ornamental trees
I have an adult autistic daughter & I have a garden. 1 reduces the stress of the other. I am learning how to grow and nurture other living things and to include nature in my day. I pray that she will learn to appreciate my sanctuary and find peace in it as much as Steve does.
Great video!
This is awesome.
Amazing garden, thanks for sharing!!!
You can tell how proud he was of his garden! I’m disabled and live in MN so my season isn’t long, but I always appreciate seeing things I can utilize to make my gardening easier for me!
That's a beautiful garden. He didn't let his disability stop him, but he readjusted himself and created an environment accessible to his need. It shows that you can achieve whatever you set your mind on.
This is absolutely mind blowing! What a fantastic garden!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this garden with us! The garden is beautiful. It’s very inspiring!
Another awesome episode. I could get lost in that garden for days. Those succulents were amazing.
One of my favorite videos EVER. Huge thank you to Stephen for sharing his wisdom.
This is just amazing. I could spend a whole day just looking at everything
Great video. Seeing yourself in others who are doing things traditionally seen as not accomplishable is encouraging. Thanks for some ideas
when steve said that he needed to redefine his life after that workplace injury... that really hit hard. My body has been very ill after several stressful jobs and that whole redefining what you're doing is exactly what I'm going through right now. it's really nice to see someone who's been down that path some ways waving back at us who need to follow - not that it'll be easy, but that it can be done. thanks for the tour
Great video learned a lot & even about accessibility gardening as well thanks
Absolute inspiration! Not only in the production of a a fabulous garden, but in determination and attitude and creativity! Thank you! 🙏
This is very impressive. So inspirational and helpful. Excellent to show what is possible. For those who are wheelchair bound gives incentive and what is possible.This garden is wonderful.So much work and truly remarkable and the fruit trees are super. Regards from here in England. Thank you so very much to two guys who are superb.
Him, his passion, and his garden are all absolutely inspiring.
What a remarkable man Mr. Cantu is! Amazing what he has created by changing his thoughts and perspective on the cards that he was dealt. Thank you for this video, Kevin. This man and his garden are truly inspiring treasures and a great example of the human spirit for all of us. ❤️
So beautiful. It’s like walking into a botanical garden. 😍
A story full of emotion. I love this garden and passion of owner, thanks you bring me come here.
Kevin we need more than 35 minutes to explore this beautiful garden with mobility access, I believe thousands wheelchair user or people in special needs will enjoy the idea of this epic garden,hugs from Indonesia 🇮🇩
I live in an area, that is too north even for apple trees, it's fascinating to see a "backyard" garden full of fruits and berries, amazing work!
I was just in awe the entire video. 😍
This video is amazing and so inspiring! Thank you
For making this I’m no spring chicken and this makes me feel like I can garden the rest
Of my life ❤️
salute to steve
That was an incredible garden. Fascinating. Thank you Steve.
I love the Epic Gardening Channel but this episode is really special because is gives ideas and tips on how to garden and keep gardening for people that aren''t as mobile so they can keep doing what they love or even become new gardeners. Accommodations for disabilities aren't really discussed in gardening and they should be. Gardening is a perfect hobby for young and old, able and disabled. Thank you so much Epic Gardening and Stephen for doing this episode. And what a gorgeous garden Stephen has. Well done!
Beautiful garden, he makes such a valid point that wide spaces in gardens are not only accessible for those in wheelchairs but also basic ease of use with wheelbarrows and tools
Wow, I'm humbled and excited at the same time. Having a few mobility and back issues but loving to garden, this gives me inspiration to carry on. Thanks for doing this video!