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“We know gardening keeps us active and therefore digging and planting can help with physical health, but can gardening actually improve mental wellbeing? Gardens and landscapes have long been used as sanctuaries to escape from the stresses of life and It turns out there are a number of reasons why gardening can help us to feel happier. It bears little surprise really, especially when you consider the amount of time that many people will spend in their gardens – especially those with garden buildings such as sheds.
Lowering stress-hormones and providing us with a sense of reward, are just two of the ways gardening can be good for our mental well-being. We spoke to charities who use gardening to help people with mental health problems and asked them what the direct effects of gardening had on their mental health, the responses were positive and inspiring!”
The Benefits of Gardening
1. “Reduced risk of stroke
2. Burns calories
3. Stress relief
4. Improved immune system
5. Responsibility
6. Live in the moment
7. Free anger therapy
8. Sensory
9. Growing fruit and vegetables
10. Decreases osteoporosis
11. Reduced risk of dementia
12. An altered state of consciousness”
“Having a small yard or outdoor living space does not mean that you can’t have a great garden. There are a number of ways that you can turn your small space into a large garden area with little work and in most cases, with little money out of pocket.
Whether you live in an apartment and have just pavement for a yard or you have a small yard that really doesn’t seem like it would be big enough for a garden, we have collected 40 wonderful small garden ideas that you can implement this spring.”