TY - JOUR
T1 - "When I'm in the garden I can create my own paradise": homes and gardens in later life
AU - Bhatti, Mark
N1 - The definitive version of this article is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
PY - 2006/5/1
Y1 - 2006/5/1
N2 - This paper brings together recent work on later life and considers the effects of ageing in relation to participation and interest in gardening. Whilst there is considerable research and literature on issues such as health, housing, and social care, the significance of the garden in process of home-making is less well understood. Using qualitative data from the Mass Observation Data Archive, key physical, psycho-social processes that impact on the use of the garden and gardening activities are examined. It will be suggested that the garden can have major significance in the (re) creation of 'home' in later life.
AB - This paper brings together recent work on later life and considers the effects of ageing in relation to participation and interest in gardening. Whilst there is considerable research and literature on issues such as health, housing, and social care, the significance of the garden in process of home-making is less well understood. Using qualitative data from the Mass Observation Data Archive, key physical, psycho-social processes that impact on the use of the garden and gardening activities are examined. It will be suggested that the garden can have major significance in the (re) creation of 'home' in later life.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00616.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2006.00616.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1467-954X
VL - 54
SP - 318
EP - 341
JO - Sociological Review
JF - Sociological Review
IS - 2
ER -