Yesterday, I met my friend. She came back here after so many months. So, I decided to meet her and do something for relaxation. We talked a lot after the meeting. Then we started making a list of what we were going to do. We added paintings, doodling, dancing, exercise, and meditation. Then she suggested doing something new. Gardening. I said okay, then we went to the market. We bought pots. Then we thought, Why not paint those pots? That was exciting. After painting those pots, we filled them with a mixture of soil and manure, and then we planted some plants there. Some of them are medicinal plants, and some of them are veggies. After completing that work, we were so happy. We felt so peaceful, relieved, and relaxed. I thought, let’s write about this.
What is Gardening?
According to Wikipedia, gardening is growing plants such as flowers, shrubs, and trees as a hobby or recreation.
Some people relate gardening and farming. Farming is done on a large scale. We can do gardening in the backyard.
In gardening, you must use many tools like a spade, fork, hoe, basket, watering can, hose, sprinkler, trowel, and wheelbarrow.
Some people do gardening because gardening is their hobby, and some people do it for the arts.
Types of Gardening?
There are many types of Gardening.
Some of them are Flower Gardens, Vegetable Gardens, Fruit Trees, Herbs Garden and many more.
Flower Gardening:
People who love flowers mostly like to do Flower gardening.
Some people do it for business. For some people, the primary purpose of gardening is to create visually appealing spaces.
Flower gardening is also known for its therapeutic benefits.
Flower gardening helps contribute to the ecosystem and diversity as planting several flowers helps pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Vegetable Gardening:
These days vegetable gardening is getting very famous. And the purpose of this is to cultivate fresh vegetables for personal consumption.
Vegetable gardening helps in improving food quality. Also, we have so many health benefits because we get fresh and nutrient-rich veggies. We can pay attention to our eating habits.
Vegetable gardening helps reduce stress, improve mood, and provide a sense of accomplishment and purpose.
Fruit gardening:
Fruit gardening is used to cultivate a wide range of fruits and provide fresh fruit throughout the season.
Having fresh fruit in your daily diet is good for your health.
Farmers do fruit gardening in eco-friendly ways such as organic gardening. Which contributes to sustainability.
Herbs Gardening:
Homegrown herbs are fresh and give better flavor, which is the reason for people to do herb gardening. There are types of herb gardening: kitchen herb garden, herbal tea gardening, fragrant herb garden, medicinal herb garden.
Some reasons to do herb gardening:
- One of the purposes of herb gardening is for cooking.
- Herbs smell incredible.
- Easy to grow.
- A whole world of recipes waits when you have potted herbs ready.
Impact of Gardening on Mental Health:
We have seen what gardening is and some of its types. Let’s look at how gardening affects mental health.
Some people enjoy gardening as a hobby, some as an art, some as a business, some as a way to take a break, some people start gardening without any experience yet feel good about it, and some people start gardening simply because they don’t have anything else to do.
Gardening equals to lower stress, and lower stress equals good sleep. If you enjoy gardening and have access to it, then it significantly lowers stress, which in turn promotes good sleep.
Some people use gardening as a mindfulness practice, and some people say that gardening helps them to live in the present moment and activate their 5 senses.
For some, gardening is not just a hobby, but a way to be creative.
It can also be seen as a form of physical and mental health, as it brings you close to nature and helps you to relax.
Conclusion:
Hanging out in the garden is a great way to learn how to be mindful. It’s a great way to get closer to nature, which can help us relax, reduce stress, and get a good night’s sleep
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