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The true value of a day spent outdoors is immeasurable. Cool, bright mornings and warm, sunny afternoons with the buzz of the world moving around you—this is what we yearn for in the colder months. Spending time barefoot in the garden, weeding and trimming fading flowers with no set schedule or agenda offers a profound sense of rejuvenation for both body and mind.
If you visit your garden or the outdoors regularly, you will create a relationship with living things that doesn’t require intense effort at all but just tiny bites of tending. Like most things in life, if left unattended our health, home and well-being can begin to lose shape and feel out of control. A garden is no exception—with care, your garden can provide positive benefits for your health, home and well-being.
If you find yourself longing for a garden or missing one from a past time in your life, don’t worry. Options for indoor plants include patio container gardening and small-scale plant care that can bring a slice of the garden you miss into your current space.
Sarah Davis is the manager of Sunnyside Gardens. Grow more at sunnyside-gardens.com.
