by Penny Moore

Created on: July 03, 2010

Gardening is a healthy outdoor activity.  It gets you outside to enjoy the sunshine, keeps you active and it’s a great way to express your creativity.  Your garden can consist of various plantings including flowers, vegetables or plants.  Work out before you establish your garden, what it is you want to achieve.  Do you want it to look beautiful and have a lovely aroma?  Then flowers would be the option.  Do you want a garden to be used as a food source?  Then you would plant vegetables.  Or you can establish a garden full of plants and shrubs for scenic looks or even physical benefit.   All 3 can be practical and attractive to look at.

Flowers in general make people happy.  That’s why flowers are always given to ill people, people at funerals, weddings, even loved ones.  They make people feel better, feel important, happy.  Flowers are symbolised as a mood creator.  The different aromas in flowers can be associated with improving negative emotions and is found in the beneficial practise of aromatherapy.  Planting flowers can be a lot of fun too, choosing colours, styles and aromas that suit you and create a mood that makes you happy.  A garden full of flowers can bring an instant smile to people who observe and appreciate the beauty and creation of the different species.  They can also be cut and arranged into a bouquet as a gift, giving you a chance to express another creative talent called flower arranging.

Vegetables have a very practical purpose.  It’s a food source for yourself and your family right in your own backyard.  Not only is it amazing to watch your vegetables grow, it is a healthier option than buying them from the supermarket.  Growing them at home eliminates the chances of unknown pesticides and the awful tasteless genetically engineered produce at the supermarket that is pumped with poisons.   At least at home, you know what is going onto your vegetables and you are the one choosing what is going onto them.  Vegetables can also look appealing in your garden.  Colour and variety can make your garden look attractive. 

Green plants can make your garden look like a tropical paradise.  An option could be succulent plants, as they don’t have to be watered as often as they store water inside the plant really well.  Make sure the plants get a lot of sunlight and they have enough space to

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