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
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!
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 is the best one yet Kevin!! I am raising a child on the autism spectrum, I also care for my paraplegic mother in law and my gma with dementia and the garden is where we all thrive and learn how to coexist with each other and nature. We've blossomed in the garden and Steve's mastery is proof that we can get to that next level! Thank you Steve for allowing the world to see how capable one can be once you put limitations aside!
Bart Kay is autistic, Carnivore makes him function much better. He is also a nutrition scientist. And Alzheimer is actually diabetes 3. Heal with carnivore (no carbs).
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.
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
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!
WOW! This guy's back porch is my absolute dream. I'm also disabled and when I started gardening I told my friend I was feeling guilty for all the time and money I spent on it (accessible gardening is expensive). She said, "You're stuck at home. You might as well make it as beautiful as possible." And it changed my whole perspective. I started doing it more and now gardening is my passion. This guy takes it to a whole new level! There was such beauty everywhere you looked.
How incredible! So good to see how possible gardening is, no matter what life is throwing at us. As a disabled gardner I am thrilled to see what can be accomplished!
As someone who has needed a wheelchair in the past and may need one again one day, this was amazing and made me so happy and hopeful. Thank you for sharing
@@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!
This is awesome! I really appreciate Steve talking about how he had to reimagine his life with disability. I've been using a wheelchair for a few years now and have had a hard time figuring out how to adapt my dreams of my future to my abilities. I But this gave me a lot of hope.
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.
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.
Great video! As a stroke survivor, I find Steve’s approach to gardening and accessibility amazing and well thought out. Gives me a lot of unique information and ideas. Thank you
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!!!
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.
😍 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 😊🌱❤
I’m out to make the world accessible, as I had a child with cerebral palsy. One thing I’ve noticed is, with using “universal design”, it’s much more comfortable for EVERYONE!🥰 Steve has created a beautiful eden here!
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.
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)
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, 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!
Beautiful garden for sure. I was just telling the wife I wanted to build a cage almost exactly like the one in the beginning to prevent hail from beating the crap out of my tomatoes
Absolutely astounding. My mouth hung open basically the whole video. What an incredible accomplishment by any measure. Mr. Cantu has definitely built an arboretum. Just shows what the Earth will give us when we give first to Her. Thank you to both of you for sharing!!
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:)
As I lay here in bed recovering from major ankle andnlef surgery looking at 3 months of physical therapy and work ahead of me just to walk again this hits home! I thank you sir for sharing it with us! I don't know if you know robbie and Gary in southern california...but when we move next winter I will be making a chair garden of my own! To get my plants up off the ground, make weeding easier...less likely for things to eat it... and created amazing accessibility ♿️! Not the fanciest thing in the world but she and her husband do alot of food forest and planting with "found" things! I'd love to see the 2 of you hook up and tour her garden sometime!
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!
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.
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!
So glad you made this video with this guest! I am wheelchair bound I am in a cumbersome electric per mobile wheelchair and it will not work on anything but blacktop or concrete so I am limited to grow bags on pallets on top of cinder blocks along my paved driveway because I don't have help to do raised beds. But gardening brings me so much joy! I am so grateful I am able to do it!
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.
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.
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.
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.
People that overcome unpredictable challenges and just keep on overcoming challenges constantly always inspire me, Especially because I have a disability and I am 22 and I am just coming to terms with the challenges, but also because I have seen some of the most brilliant inventions made by disabled people when they encountered an accessibility challenge. Wow.
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.
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!
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.
Thank you so much for showing us Steve’s amazing garden. My front yard has many succulents that my late father in law designed but not as huge as Steve’s garden. Steve’s garden is my dream garden. I love every part of his garden.
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!
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!
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 so awesome. it's great seeing the normal garden tours you guys do, featuring people with small but productive gardens, because that's the situation for most of us. but this kind of big garden tour is so special because it looks like something out of a dream. also, love seeing accessible gardens!
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.
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
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.
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!
Thank you for sharing. A really inspiring garden. Not only is it accessible, it's young children safe and stunningly beautiful. The path materials were interesting. So often gravel type surfaces are hard to wheel over because the gravel moves. The fine granite addition solves that problem. Having enough path width for turning around, having more than one person and resting is so often not considered. What's fantastic about sensitive accessible design is that the disability becomes secondary and the conversation is more around the activity and decisions of gardening. I needed an inspirational video because I a bit down with my dried up patch. You have given me lots of ideas and hope.
As an Occupational Therapist and a newish gardener, this video was fantastic in terms of all of the modifications that can be completed. I just recently put in 2 foot raised gardens so I don’t have to bend over as much (to minimize post-concussion symptoms). 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!
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!
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.🌈💜🌎✌️
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
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
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! :-)
This is the best one yet Kevin!!
I am raising a child on the autism spectrum, I also care for my paraplegic mother in law and my gma with dementia and the garden is where we all thrive and learn how to coexist with each other and nature. We've blossomed in the garden and Steve's mastery is proof that we can get to that next level!
Thank you Steve for allowing the world to see how capable one can be once you put limitations aside!
Bart Kay is autistic, Carnivore makes him function much better.
He is also a nutrition scientist.
And Alzheimer is actually diabetes 3. Heal with carnivore (no carbs).
Awesome post! God help you meet all your needs & wants❤️🙏🏻👍🏻
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.
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 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 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.
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!
WOW! This guy's back porch is my absolute dream. I'm also disabled and when I started gardening I told my friend I was feeling guilty for all the time and money I spent on it (accessible gardening is expensive). She said, "You're stuck at home. You might as well make it as beautiful as possible." And it changed my whole perspective. I started doing it more and now gardening is my passion. This guy takes it to a whole new level! There was such beauty everywhere you looked.
How incredible! So good to see how possible gardening is, no matter what life is throwing at us. As a disabled gardner I am thrilled to see what can be accomplished!
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.
Steve has an amazing set of problem solving skills and talents. He has engineered that entire paradise from a practical but visionary mind.
As someone who has needed a wheelchair in the past and may need one again one day, this was amazing and made me so happy and hopeful. Thank you for sharing
Praying and hoping for your continued great health and may you be able to continue to garden for a long time.🙏🌱💖🙏 God bless you!
Why? MS? Check the carnivore diet...
I'm in wheelchair as well thanks for more ideas. I have garden on my deck for now but plan to move soon.
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.
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!
A beautiful thing about accessibility is that everyone benefits.
This was exactly my thoughts. Designing for accessibility makes life better for everyone.
This is awesome! I really appreciate Steve talking about how he had to reimagine his life with disability. I've been using a wheelchair for a few years now and have had a hard time figuring out how to adapt my dreams of my future to my abilities. I But this gave me a lot of hope.
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.
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.
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.
Great video! As a stroke survivor, I find Steve’s approach to gardening and accessibility amazing and well thought out. Gives me a lot of unique information and ideas. Thank you
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!!!
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.
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
😍 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 😊🌱❤
Being in a wheelchair myself, I really enjoyed seeing this video. It was awesome!! Thank you for sharing 👏🥰👍👌
Just in. Epic!
So many "able-bodied ", people aught to watch this. Humbled. Great video.
STEVE IS SO CUTE! I love his garden, his energy and he's so full of knowledge! Thank you for showing us his garden!
I’m out to make the world accessible, as I had a child with cerebral palsy. One thing I’ve noticed is, with using “universal design”, it’s much more comfortable for EVERYONE!🥰 Steve has created a beautiful eden here!
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.
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)
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 :)
Stephen, I am speechless. Your garden is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this with me.
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!
I love Steve's perspective on how he viewed the rebuilding of his life after his accident. His story and accomplishments are very inspiring.
Beautiful garden for sure. I was just telling the wife I wanted to build a cage almost exactly like the one in the beginning to prevent hail from beating the crap out of my tomatoes
That's truly amazing he could do that. Everyone deserves a garden ❤️
Absolutely astounding. My mouth hung open basically the whole video. What an incredible accomplishment by any measure. Mr. Cantu has definitely built an arboretum. Just shows what the Earth will give us when we give first to Her. Thank you to both of you for sharing!!
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:)
As I lay here in bed recovering from major ankle andnlef surgery looking at 3 months of physical therapy and work ahead of me just to walk again this hits home! I thank you sir for sharing it with us! I don't know if you know robbie and Gary in southern california...but when we move next winter I will be making a chair garden of my own! To get my plants up off the ground, make weeding easier...less likely for things to eat it... and created amazing accessibility ♿️! Not the fanciest thing in the world but she and her husband do alot of food forest and planting with "found" things! I'd love to see the 2 of you hook up and tour her garden sometime!
What a wonderful video about a strong man who persevered through difficulties and created such an amazing natural haven!! Thanks Kevin for sharing 🙏
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!
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
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!
So glad you made this video with this guest! I am wheelchair bound I am in a cumbersome electric per mobile wheelchair and it will not work on anything but blacktop or concrete so I am limited to grow bags on pallets on top of cinder blocks along my paved driveway because I don't have help to do raised beds. But gardening brings me so much joy! I am so grateful I am able to do it!
What an epic garden! I loved seeing what an accessable garden looks like. What a dream property.
Fantastic tour! Especially his story about how he developed a new life after his accident. Very inspirational. Thank you.
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.
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.
this is absolutely incredible. there's literally nothing else i can say
Same here. Totally amazing.
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.
this mans garden is seriously beautiful. park like. are those willows along the property as well? all the trees are gorgeous.
Gardening is for all!
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.
Wow, what an amazing garden. I could get lost for days on the winding paths of this wonderland.
People that overcome unpredictable challenges and just keep on overcoming challenges constantly always inspire me, Especially because I have a disability and I am 22 and I am just coming to terms with the challenges, but also because I have seen some of the most brilliant inventions made by disabled people when they encountered an accessibility challenge. Wow.
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.
Incredible vlog. Thank you for sharing this awesome master gardener Steve Cantù with us! Such an inspiration for all of us!
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 great. I'm just now planning my 3/4 acre lot and I'm hoping to have it be accessible to all. Super inspirational.
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.
Okay, I'll give it to ya, that's a pretty epic garden
Greetings from South Africa. That aloes are extremely good for caring for wounds and skins problems.
Thank you so much for showing us Steve’s amazing garden. My front yard has many succulents that my late father in law designed but not as huge as Steve’s garden. Steve’s garden is my dream garden. I love every part of his garden.
This all was so beautiful, and I love how he can access his garden and property to enjoy it all.
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!
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!
I'm so happy you did a full length video and not just a 5 minute video like the rest of UA-cam! Steve's awesome
Wow. Just wow! Steve is a fascinating guy and the garden he has created is inspiring!
This was an amazing tour. Loved it ! Seeing a wheelchair friendly garden was very interesting and he's garden is gorgeous.
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 so awesome. it's great seeing the normal garden tours you guys do, featuring people with small but productive gardens, because that's the situation for most of us. but this kind of big garden tour is so special because it looks like something out of a dream. also, love seeing accessible gardens!
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.
Thank you Steve, and Kevin, for sharing with us such an amazing garden! Elevated hose bibs for the win 🏆 High fives all around
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
What a beautiful garden. Just amazing!
Loved the fruit orchard and hearing what does well and what doesn’t do well in the climate.
Wow! This guy should have his own UA-cam channel! Amazing what he/they have done on this property.
Steve's wife is my Aunt/Godmother. Steve your garden is Beautiful!! Love u guys
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.
Beautiful garden! I love that everything is easily accessible.
Thank you Steve and Kevin! Very informational for every gardener, mobility challenged or not. God bless you both@ 🙏🌱🙏
Thank you so much for sharing this! We always love your content. This was so unusual and amazing!
Wow, absolutely gorgeous property, and it's so beautifully maintained!!
Please do a part 2! This was amazing!
What an amazing garden and Steven's an absolute sweetheart ❤️🙌🏻
I will be using this video to show my clients in wheel chairs that they can truly do anything. Thank you so much for this tour!
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!
Thank you for sharing. A really inspiring garden. Not only is it accessible, it's young children safe and stunningly beautiful. The path materials were interesting. So often gravel type surfaces are hard to wheel over because the gravel moves. The fine granite addition solves that problem. Having enough path width for turning around, having more than one person and resting is so often not considered. What's fantastic about sensitive accessible design is that the disability becomes secondary and the conversation is more around the activity and decisions of gardening. I needed an inspirational video because I a bit down with my dried up patch. You have given me lots of ideas and hope.
As an Occupational Therapist and a newish gardener, this video was fantastic in terms of all of the modifications that can be completed. I just recently put in 2 foot raised gardens so I don’t have to bend over as much (to minimize post-concussion symptoms). 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!
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!
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.🌈💜🌎✌️