Celebrate Spring with Rhonda Fleming Hayes

“Whether you’re aging in place and paring back for easier care, moving to a smaller home and starting fresh, or gardening at a tabletop or patio-container scale, Rhonda Fleming Hayes offers practical lessons for keeping your hands in the dirt for years to come. Her book delivers a smart mix of safe design ideas, adaptable gardening practices, and ergonomic tools that reduce strain, lower the risk of injury, and leave room for the fun part: watching things grow.”—Pam Penick, author of Lawn Gone! and Gardens of Texas; publisher, Digging blog

In Garden for Life, Rhonda Fleming Hayes brings a lifetime of gardening experience, research-based advice, and collective wisdom to older gardeners who are looking for inspiration and practical strategies. This delightful comprehensive guide presents new techniques and tools to make gardening less strenuous, and highlights plants that “multitask” to make a garden more sustainable—for both the gardener and the environment. It also advises on how and when to ask for help to lighten the load so we can focus on the life-enhancing aspects of spending time in the garden.

Rhonda gardens in Minneapolis in an urban neighborhood surrounded by woods and water. The abundant plot is home to many bees, butterflies, birds, and beneficial insects. She loves to share the fruits (and veggies) of her garden with friends, family, and wildlife. She has volunteered as an Extension Master Gardener since 2000. She is a member of GardenComm, the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, the Herb Society of America, and is an emeritus trustee of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

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