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Lifting up a garden -- into a specially built raised box or even into the basket of a disused bicycle -- makes it easier for gardeners who can't bend over as well as they once could. This is part of the Arthritis Foundation's "Our Town" enabling garden, filled with tips for making gardening easier.
Joel Wintermantle, Chicago Tribune
Lifting up a garden — into a specially built raised box or even into the basket of a disused bicycle — makes it easier for gardeners who can’t bend over as well as they once could. This is part of the Arthritis Foundation’s “Our Town” enabling garden, filled with tips for making gardening easier.
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Once your gardening sap starts to flow in spring, one of the best places to prowl for inspiration is the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, which winds up Sunday at Navy Pier (chicagoflower.com). Here are some of the great ideas we have unearthed among the exhibits, many of which focus on theatrical themes. Consider these as you make your own planting plans.

–Beth Botts, Special to Tribune Newspapers