47. Timeless, ageless gardening with Lesley and Richard Evans

About this episode

Lesley and Richard Evans share their experiences and insights on gardening as a fulfilling activity for all ages.

Lesley and Richard Evans discuss adventures in home gardening. Gardening is exercise, nature-bathing, achievement and fun at any age. There are so many ways of gardening, one for every personality, and ways that work from the cradle to the grave. He is busy planting and growing and weeding a big range of fruit and vegetables in their city garden, and she is harvesting and eating and preserving and giving the rest away. They're both in their 80s, which is not that unusual for gardeners. That's because if you get the opportunity, gardening is something you can enjoy from the age of 3 to 93, at least. You can start and stop at any age, although it must be said: Richard never stops. Mind you, they pace themselves. If you are learning how to be old, and if gardening is a possibility for you — well, you can see from Lesley and Richard’s example just how interesting and fun that can be. The garden produces more than food It's an inspiration for paintings. Gardens are beautiful. And so is food. Irresistible fodder for an artist like Lesley. They began as a young married couple in Kunde, in Nepal, high in the Himalayas. Not ideal terrain for a vege garden. They were working in Kunde…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel McAlpine

Guests: Lesley Evans, Richard Evans

Topics covered

• gardening
• aging
• exercise
• nature
• social activity
• self-improvement

Keywords

• gardening
• aging
• exercise
• nature-bathing
• home gardening
• fruit and vegetables
• social activity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kunde Hospital

Places: Nepal, Himalayas

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