Gradening is for everyone

At various times I have talked to friends about doing some gardening and they tell me "I would like to but I have a hard time getting up and down", "I just don't have that much space", or "I am just not good at growing things". Whatever the excuse I tell them the same thing and that is that if you want to garden then we can always make the necessary adjustments for you. If someone tells me they can't get down on the ground then I suggest to them that we could get them a counter height planter that would be deep enough for anything they want plant. I tell them I will help you find what we need to set it up and if nothing else offer to build it for them. If their excuse is lack of space I will talk to them about either hang or going vertical with a planter. As long as there is a way for light to get to the plants you can stair step the planters to maximize the space that is available to you. You wouldn't want to go too high but to the point where the last planter is eye level. If the excuse is that they are just not good at growing anything I would suggest other plants and vegetables that don't need as much care. There are plenty of plants that get take drought conditions, shady areas, or whatever else the reason might be that you seem to have trouble with growing your garden. Sometimes it might even be that someone has too much space and gardening gets overwhelming. In that case it is a matter of marking off smaller areas to work at one time. I usually make 4 foot square boxes in my garden. It is much easier if you can just focus on a 4'x4' area and then move on to the next one when you finish.