The Benefits of Gardening:
They say that investing about 70 dollars into a garden, you get back over 600 dollars in produce.
Gardening is actually a form of exercise: 45 minutes is the equivalent of 30 minutes of aerobic exercising. It can also improve flexibility and strength. For older people gardening is a good way to get yourself outside and keep your body young and moving. In fact, to improve insomnia, arthritis, osteoporosis, depression and other conditi
ons many people opt for "horticulture therapy". Even people with dementia and anxiety have report relaxed and calming states after working with plants or gardening.
Working in the dirt and sunshine is a great stress reducer. Weeding is a good way to let outside problems unwind as you focus on those pesky plants. Unplugging from the fast paced world including media, internet, politics, phone calls is also a stress reducer. Gardening teaches you patience and helps you to slow down at least once a day. You cannot speed up the process, but over time the benefits are that much more rewarding. You even boost your creativity by choosing color schemes in flowers and how to arrange the placement of your plants. Great, great therapy!
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