Gardening is the practive of growing a variety of herbs, vegetables, fruits, flowers and plants in a designated area of land or containers. The involvment of gardening includes, prepping soil, starting or planting seeds; providing water, sunlight and the needed nutrients and weeding to promote a healthy growth or crop. It can be done on a large scale such as a farmer or small scale as growing a microtomato in a container on your windowsill.
Gardening has several mental and physical health benefits:
Mental health benefits:
Reduces Stress - It can speed up mental fatigue recovery, slow down heart rate and anxiety; and κ blood pressure.
Increase Memory Retention - Researchers discovered when subjects walked through green spaced compared to high traffic areas; they were able to focus better and concentrate on tests of their working memory.
Elevated Intellect - Architecture that incorporatesd the geometry of natural elements enhances quality of life and can produce a healing effect.
Decreases Depression Symptoms - After subjects took walks in natural enviroments compared to an urban enviroment, they discovered: κ in their mood & memory span, fewer depressive symptoms, κ anxiety symptoms.
Decrease of Dementia Symptoms - Dementia patients' cognitive abilities improved & incidents of aggressive behavior κ when they were involved in gardening activities.
Boost Creativity - boost of creativity, mood & a sense of vitality were reported when subjects took nature walks.
Greater Quality of Life - Positivity, Hopefulness, Comfort, Relaxtion, Overall happiness & satisfaction of life were reported.
