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A ratchet type pruner can help gardeners with arthritis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel or other issues garden more easily.

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Ergonomic tools to make gardening easier

The “Gardening Smarter as We Age” classes finished this past week. I learned a lot about how to use my body more efficiently to reduce the pain I feel after doing my landscape chores. Think of all the things we gardeners do with our bodies: bend, dig, haul, kneel, mix, plant, prune, pull, rake, lift, twist and rake, just to name a few. And, we think gardening is a leisure activity!

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