Hi, everybody. I'm Joe Lampel, the Joe behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner Show.

Today's guest brings a lifetime of gardening wisdom to a question many of us eventually face,

how do we keep gardening with joy, purpose, and sustainability as we age?

Rhonda Fleming-Haze is an award-winning garden writer and photographer, and the author of a brand-new book,

Garden for Life, Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joy writer and photographer, and the author of a brand new book, Garden for Life,

Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as we age. In this book, and in our conversation today, Rhonda explores how to right-size our gardens, reduce strain on our bodies, and rethink

the way we work in the landscape, so the garden continues to nourish us instead of exhaust us.

This isn't about giving up what we love.

It's about working smarter, choosing plants and practices that are more resilient,

using tools and techniques that support our bodies,

and designing gardens that are sustainable for the long haul.

It's a thoughtful, practical guide for anyone who wants to

keep their hands in the soil for years to come. So let's get into it. And as we do, thanks to our

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