Elaine Sanders: Indoor gardening activities offer therapeutic benefits during a long, cold winter | Elaine Sanders ‹ Gardens and Landscaping
Gardening indoors – watering, pruning, repotting houseplants and being in contact with greenery – has a positive effect on our mental and physical well-being, boosting not only morale, but also creativity, productivity and concentration, and even lowering blood pressure. Time spent caring for plants at home offers psychological comfort, a chance to de-stress and calm […]
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10 winter gardening activities
Even during the darkest days of winter, there are still plenty of gardening activities to enjoy. Go outside while the sun is shining to cut flowers and branches for a winter bouquet. Or grow something indoors to scratch that gardening itch. Indoors and outdoors, these ten gardening activities will help you beat the winter blues. […]
A few reminders as spring gardening activities prepare
Spring has arrived and with it comes activities we haven’t done in months. Even if you maintain a physically active lifestyle, gardening activities are likely different and use different muscles than you’ve used recently. As with any physical activity, you should warm up and stretch before bending, squatting, lifting and stretching while working in your […]
Garden projects for kids – 3 fun winter gardening activities
We all know kids benefit immensely from time spent outdoors and off screens, but winter can be a challenge when it comes to getting them outside and engaging with nature. The combination of fewer daylight hours and cold or humid weather can make it all too easy to stay on the couch – and that’s […]
These gardening activities can be practiced in winter
Take advantage of the cold to prepare yourself for spring. It looks like Mother Nature has decided to give us a good winter kick throughout the month of February. While you stay toasty warm in your home, there are plenty of gardening activities and learning opportunities to enjoy without going out in the snow. • […]
4 gardening activities you can do … while isolating yourself
Right now, the best thing we can do to help stop the alarming spread of the coronavirus is to stay home. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find pleasure in nature or help the environment. Here, a behavioral science expert, botanist, environmental media expert, and entomologist suggest easy ways to connect with nature in your […]