You know you can burn calories while gardening, I have always found gardening to be my happy medium. Where else can you dig a hole and stuff all your angry, negative feelings and disappointments of your day and watch something beautiful bloom/come from it. You can also help your environment as well by given back what so many of us take from nature. I love the satisfaction and enjoy the results of my labor and burned calories by the results I get year after year. Plus all the wildlife it attracts.
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You can plant gardens wherever are and enjoy the fruits of your labor in the freshest vegetables and fruits you can eat. Whether it is a container garden, a garden under lights, or in your back yard, it can also elevate your spirits and provide a little exercise that yields two fruits of success! .426 & 84
I have started a herb garden in addition to my veggie garden[with flowers outlining it!] and since my hubby mulched the herb garden for me, those weeds are being stifled and much LESS showing UP! So, it's off to the garden supply store to get mulch for the rest of the veggie garden now! Am planning to show photos in my gallery of the gardens as they progress!The mulching also SAVES WATER as it helps to keep the ground moist so LESS WATER is needed!
Today I planted myself a vision garden. I thought of the garden as a metaphor of sorts for my own journey of renewal. My garden symbolizes a fresh beautiful start in life... so, when I go out to tend my garden it serves as a reminder that I, much like my garden, can only flourish when tended to. 87
Summer produce is overflowing--and cheap! Whether you grow it or buy it, it's easy to preserve your food so that you can save money and eat better long after the harvest is over.
