SmudgePop Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Gardening and being one with nature provides numerous health benefits and positive feelings, which contribute to a healthy state of well-being. Being one with nature gives you a safe, peaceful environment where you can relax and quiet your mind. So when you feel stressed, anxious, and depressed you may find relief in gardening. I’ve tried it and I swear it really works wonders. Have you tried or will you just try? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Needs a website imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I did a fair bit of garden maintenance in the summer and if anything it made me depressed. An absolute chore and I take my hat off to folk who do it for a living. It was heavier work than potting some plants right enough but I took absolutely no joy from it. My body was aching at the end of the day and I was manky. Each to their own but even as I get older I'll be using the garden to sit and get pished and that's it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I think the key is getting the size of garden right. Our old house had big front and back gardens which took a lot to maintain so made it a bit onerous and a pain. Our current house has paved driveway at the front so we can focus on the back, which I think will make it much more enjoyable to maintain. There’s something very peaceful about tending to plants and growing things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Can’t stand gardening. Our last place had a big garden and despite having gardeners I’d end up having to cut the grass between visits or be sent out to sweep up or carry bags of earth or tat from a garden centre. New place just has stones outside and the grass that is there is all tended by the factors. It has improved my mental health greatly by having to do fek all to do with gardening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Can’t stand gardening. Our last place had a big garden and despite having gardeners I’d end up having to cut the grass between visits or be sent out to sweep up or carry bags of earth or tat from a garden centre. New place just has stones outside and the grass that is there is all tended by the factors. It has improved my mental health greatly by having to do fek all to do with gardening. Lazy b*****d. You need to get back on the caffeine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Lazy b*****d. You need to get back on the caffeine. Now I’m unemployed/self employed I have little to distract me from drinking coffee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Not true. My wife does most of our gardening and she's fucking mental. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I don't have a garden. This thread has made me even more depressed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I was actually quite glad that we had a garden during the first lockdown. It was good to get out of the house when the weather was good. I did some tidying up too. Normally the garden is left for the fox to crap in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Last spring was the first I'd ever really taken much interest in the garden. It was just a place for kids' stuff like swings, trampolines and goals before. It was lockdown enforced and weather enabled, but I got quite into it. I'm looking forward to resuming it this year. It does feel like it's good for you in lots of the ways suggested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterlichtie Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Absolute nonsense. As I do gardening for a living, I find more frustrations than benefits to overall health. Or is it just the fact I'm a grumpy old b*****d. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 The garden is a great place for practicing mindfulness. Put the phone away for an hour and instead watch and listen to the birds and the insects. Smell the flowers as you potter about removing a weed or two. Plant some seeds and bring on some cuttings. It's very rewarding and a great way to relax. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 54 minutes ago, Deanburn Dave said: The garden is a great place for practicing mindfulness. Put the phone away for an hour and instead watch and listen to the birds and the insects. Smell the flowers as you potter about removing a weed or two. Plant some seeds and bring on some cuttings. It's very rewarding and a great way to relax. Have you not got a telly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Try living in the jungle, like me. Time you finish the weeding for the day, you turn round and they have already started to grow again. I hate it, but if I never did it, within a month you would need a machete to get out the house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Is the answer to the title - having a w**k in the shed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Is the answer to the title - having a w**k in the shed? Better than having a fortnight IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishtergrolsch Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 26/01/2021 at 18:55, Leicesterlichtie said: Absolute nonsense. As I do gardening for a living, I find more frustrations than benefits to overall health. Or is it just the fact I'm a grumpy old b*****d. As a fellow gardener, I find the job is a joy, its the clients and colleagues who are the stressful, frustrating health hazards tbh. Just leave me to do my fucking job and stop asking stupid questions! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Any of you gardeners need a wee guy to make the tea/sweep up leaves? Quite fancy a wee outside job instead of this soul destroying office. Edited February 3, 2021 by The Moonster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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