Spring showers bring flowers
The time is here to enjoy an outdoor activity like gardening. It is rewarding to see our plants grow from seeds to flowers or fresh vegetables. Most importantly, you can enjoy fresh food or the beautiful colors that your plants produce.
While picking a flower or a plant to grow may be difficult, the benefits you can get from them are worth it. Planting flowers or a new plant can positively impact your well-being. According to Impact Wealth, flowers can help your well-being by:
Reducing stress and anxiety
Aiding mental function
Enhancing emotional well-being
Boosting relaxation and sleep
Creating mindfulness
Increasing productivity
Strengthening social connect
Boosting creativity
Having a deeper meaning/symbolism that can trigger emotions or memories
Improving sleep quality
Since the warm summer months are almost here, there are some preparations we can make for our gardens. According to the National Trust, spring preparations include:
Pick weeds and lay down mulch. This will remove the weeds already in your garden and prevent the growth of future weeds.
Prune hydrangeas. Look for a set of healthy buds and cut the other flowers' heads back to just above them.
Look out for wildlife. When working or trimming your garden, be careful not to disturb wildlife, such as nesting birds.
Leave the lawn for pollinators. If you leave your lawn uncut for a few weeks at a time, clovers, daisies and other lawn species can flower and provide nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinators.
Embrace your green thumb this spring. It is a fun outside activity to do. If you cannot plant any flowers or plants, you can also use floral essential oils to get the same benefits. Are you ready to start your flower garden?
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