| A garden should be designed carefully as it is nearly | | | | rhythm of life that plants and gardens impart. |
| permanent, and it is not possible to change the | | | | Working in the yard digging, planting, weeding, and |
| design frequently. | | | | raking is good exercise. There are various kinds of |
| Gardening can be enjoyed by the whole family | | | | gardens and they are named according to their |
| including children. Especially plants like pumpkins | | | | characteristic features like rock garden, water |
| watermelons and sunflowers. The children will just | | | | garden, wild garden, terrace garden, kitchen garden |
| love it at halloween when they get to carve out the | | | | and formal garden. Kitchen gardens can be made |
| pumpkin or help bake and salt the sunflower seeds. | | | | both outdoors and indoors. Combinations can also be |
| We will give you gardening advice and a great | | | | made, for example, a rock garden can be built in one |
| resource for all your gardening needs. Transform | | | | corner, and the rest of the garden can be carpeted |
| your garden into delightful place to spend a few | | | | with a lawn, edged by flowerbeds. |
| hours a week and you will enjoy the rewards at the | | | | The benefits of gardening are well-documented; |
| end of the season. Growing organic vegetables in | | | | formal programs in horticultural therapy use plants |
| your own garden is the best way of getting the | | | | and plant-related activities to promote health and |
| most nutrients in them. Store bought vegetables can | | | | wellness for an individual or group. Horticultural |
| be grown in greenhouses where they are sprayed | | | | therapy has been used to improve mobility, muscle |
| with many chemicals and pesticides to help them | | | | coordination and strength, balance, endurance, |
| grow and last longer on the grocery shelf's. | | | | socialization, and memory skills. Planting, weeding, and |
| Remember, do not use any chemicals or fertilizers on | | | | tending can divert thoughts about yourself and your |
| your garden. Whatever is in your garden will end up in | | | | situation. |
| your vegetables. The more nutrients in the soil the | | | | The colors and aromas of flowers can ease |
| more nutrients will be in your vegetables. And they | | | | depression and anxiety. There is also tremendous |
| will taste great. | | | | satisfaction in growing your own flowers to cut and |
| Benefits of Gardening | | | | use indoors, your own culinary herbs for making oils |
| Gardening is a tool to abate life's stress, enhance the | | | | and vinegars, or your own vegetables for meals or |
| environment, develop individuals, and build | | | | sharing with friends. This combines aesthetics, |
| communities. An estimated 40% of Americans find | | | | artistry, knowledge of plants and their growth and |
| that being around plants makes them feel relaxed | | | | how to maintain the garden during different seasons. |
| and calm. Retreating to a garden can renew energy, | | | | Landscaping is essentially designing and laying out of a |
| create a sense of peace, and restore well-being. As | | | | garden in all its elements, which include the lawn, |
| you garden, you are cultivating an appreciation and | | | | rocks, shrubs, trees, pathways, seasonal plants, etc. |
| sensitivity for the environment and the natural | | | | |