Having slipped on garden steps a few weeks ago, sliding down them almost head first, and having taken my wife to A&E last night, for similar reason, it now falls to me to replace them. This video is most helpful. Thank you. (No bones broken, fortunately.)
Thanks for the info. Could you consult your experts on how they would design a sloping garden for a homeowner who is wheelchair-bound? Steps cannot be a solution for that individual. It's also a good to consider this for gardeners who are "up there" in age and might have problems with their knees or hips. Thanks for the video.
Like Jake Jones post, I also have a slope where I still need to move the lawn mower over to access the back yard but would like it to still be more of a path and it could really use a step if it wasn't for the mower. Any suggestions I haven't thought of would be appreciated. I'm getting up there in age and the slopes are becoming hard to navigate. Thank you both.
Jake Jones, I don’t think there are many alternatives. If the owner is wheelchair bound the only solution is to reshape the ground to create flat areas (terracing) and use very gentle sloping ramps in place of steps to connect the different levels. That’s the general principle and it must be tailored to the different particular situations. Some cases may be easier however, it’s always a big intervention and a lot of work. The work (and the cost) can be worthwhile if the slope is not very pronounced but if the slope is steep I think it would be easier to move to a house with a flat garden.
I have a video and a post which may help, both an interview with Mark Lane who is Britain's first garden designer in a wheelchair and who presents BBC Gardeners World th-cam.com/video/wlCh9nXLrME/w-d-xo.html and www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/accessible-garden-ideas-how-to-make-a-garden-everyone-can-enjoy/ - his own garden, which is on a slope features in it - hope that helps!
We have two little ramps which we store in the tool shed and bring out when moving the lawn mower from one level to another, as we have steps. There is an interview on this topic with Mark Lane who is a garden designer in a wheelchair here: www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/accessible-garden-ideas-how-to-make-a-garden-everyone-can-enjoy/ th-cam.com/video/wlCh9nXLrME/w-d-xo.html
I think you're right - Mark Lane's own garden (see my other replies) is on quite a steep slope, but he did major work - it's not a small adjustment to create ramps throughout a sloping garden. But Mark's garden does look great.
Never saw a video on this. Thank you Alexandra - very well thought out!
Brilliant. I've been thinking of steps as I tread up and down a grassy slope. Thank you.
Having slipped on garden steps a few weeks ago, sliding down them almost head first, and having taken my wife to A&E last night, for similar reason, it now falls to me to replace them. This video is most helpful. Thank you. (No bones broken, fortunately.)
That sounds quite worrying, yes, I'm so glad no bones were broken.
Most educational & interesting. Thanks again Alexandra 😉
Great video
Love your concise and succinct presentation of information. Would appreciate more design tutorials like this. Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the info. Could you consult your experts on how they would design a sloping garden for a homeowner who is wheelchair-bound? Steps cannot be a solution for that individual. It's also a good to consider this for gardeners who are "up there" in age and might have problems with their knees or hips. Thanks for the video.
Like Jake Jones post, I also have a slope where I still need to move the lawn mower over to access the back yard but would like it to still be more of a path and it could really use a step if it wasn't for the mower. Any suggestions I haven't thought of would be appreciated. I'm getting up there in age and the slopes are becoming hard to navigate. Thank you both.
Jake Jones, I don’t think there are many alternatives. If the owner is wheelchair bound the only solution is to reshape the ground to create flat areas (terracing) and use very gentle sloping ramps in place of steps to connect the different levels.
That’s the general principle and it must be tailored to the different particular situations. Some cases may be easier however, it’s always a big intervention and a lot of work. The work (and the cost) can be worthwhile if the slope is not very pronounced but if the slope is steep I think it would be easier to move to a house with a flat garden.
I have a video and a post which may help, both an interview with Mark Lane who is Britain's first garden designer in a wheelchair and who presents BBC Gardeners World th-cam.com/video/wlCh9nXLrME/w-d-xo.html and www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/accessible-garden-ideas-how-to-make-a-garden-everyone-can-enjoy/ - his own garden, which is on a slope features in it - hope that helps!
We have two little ramps which we store in the tool shed and bring out when moving the lawn mower from one level to another, as we have steps. There is an interview on this topic with Mark Lane who is a garden designer in a wheelchair here: www.themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk/accessible-garden-ideas-how-to-make-a-garden-everyone-can-enjoy/ th-cam.com/video/wlCh9nXLrME/w-d-xo.html
I think you're right - Mark Lane's own garden (see my other replies) is on quite a steep slope, but he did major work - it's not a small adjustment to create ramps throughout a sloping garden. But Mark's garden does look great.