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We’ve all heard about the benefits that gardening can bring. One of mindfulness, peace, happiness and purpose, amongst many others. As a child, my brother and I would spend hours in our garden – climbing trees, making forts, looking for ants’ nests and playing hide and seek. During your teenage years, this sense of adventure and freedom is lost somewhat. It’s all focused on gaming, shopping and going out. Yet as we grow older, many tend to rekindle this love – not in the sense that they climb trees or continue to make forts perhaps – but that feeling of peace and belonging that a garden can create.
Of course, growing up in the countryside, I always took our garden and its host of mazes and climbable trees for granted. But even city dwellers with little to no garden, will appreciate an outdoor space – whether that’s an extensive park or open garden.
As I write this, I’m sitting in my garden on a beautiful summer’s evening. Surrounded by roses there really is nowhere else I’d rather be and when those winter months come creeping through, it’s this that I always miss. I always feel as though I’ve made the most of a day if I’ve spent it in the garden rather than cooped up inside, starting yet another new series on Netflix.
You soon find that your garden is the perfect extension of your home – whether you decide to build a conservatory, create a patio spot to enjoy your morning coffee, or prefer the wild and English country garden look (definitely the vibe we’re going for), your garden, much like your home, becomes a sanctuary too.
I was reading the other day that house plants can bring a wealth of benefits too if you’re not quite ready to tackle the gardening scene. Not only do they add a welcoming homely touch but they have been proven to improve air flow by reducing CO2 and dust levels.
From childhood to adulthood, we are repeatedly told to get outside, to enjoy the fresh air and practise more mindful activities; so I think, for the foreseeable future at least, I will take heed of this advice and try to become a little more green fingered.
