The width of the pathways varies, but most pathways are 5 feet wide, the space required for two wheel chairs to pass. The benches will be spaced so that a person in a wheel chair can sit beside someone on the bench. The height of the benches is set at the standard height recommended for persons to sit comfortably and get up from the sitting position without problems. Faucets There are different types of faucets in the garden, some can be turned on and off with circular handles and others are to be turned on and of with levers. The lever valve is preferred by persons who do not have a firm grip or who suffer from arthritis in their hands and can not turn on the typical circular valves.
Some valves are plastic and others are metal.
The irrigation practice used in the garden is mainly drip. Most of the garden is laid out with black polyethylene T-Tape and sweat hoses, made from recycled tires. The system is normally laid out immediately after a bed or crop has been planted and stays in place until the growing season is over or until the bed will be replanted. Trellises Trellising enables the gardener to grow some crops in a vertical plane. It is also used to provide shade over one set of benches so that the garden can be enjoyed passively by sitting on the benches in the sun during the cooler parts of the year and the benches in the shade during the warmer parts of the year.