{"id":128512,"date":"2022-08-06T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thorn-in-your-side-how-to-avoid-the-most-common-garden-injuries\/"},"modified":"2022-08-06T17:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T10:10:01","slug":"thorn-in-your-side-how-to-avoid-the-most-common-garden-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thorn-in-your-side-how-to-avoid-the-most-common-garden-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Thorn in your side? How to avoid the most common garden injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGardening is a healthy pursuit, but it has its risks, from back pain to poisonous plants. Here\u2019s how to stay out of the danger zoneMy earliest memory of an accident in the garden came when, aged four or five, my parents hired a power scythe to cut the meadow we rented from the church next door. As my dad paused for a second, the rickety old engine coughed, knocking the brake free, and the scythe lurched toward a disobedient child standing where he\u2019d been told not to. I remember my dad shouting at me to move but my little legs were frozen. As it struck, I tumbled in a blur until he lifted me from danger. I\u2019m forever grateful to him for saving all the parts of me that I might not now have.But not all gardening injuries are of such high-drama. Through my 30 years of gardening I\u2019ve had my fair share of cuts and falls. I\u2019m not particularly clumsy \u2013 it\u2019s just that bountiful gardens carry bountiful risk, as the 300,000 people a year who go to hospital from gardening injuries can attest. But we must persevere because gardening is good for us, physically and mentally. With that in mind, here are the most common gardening injuries \u2013 and how to avoid them. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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