Healing Benefits of Gardens

March 16, 2020

The relationship between plants and gardens and our health is ancient.  As early as 3000 B.C. the Chinese have used medicinal herbs. The Greeks built a temple for Asclepius, their god of healing, set among mineral springs, bathing pools, and gardens. Green was a sacred color in ancient Egypt and represented the hope of spring that… Read more >

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Healing Gardens: Nurturing the Mind, Body and Soul

September 26, 2013

We all know that gardening can be good for our physical health.  In fact, studies show that an hour of work in the garden can burn as many as 272 calories.  Not only is gardening good for shedding a couple extra pounds but it’s also good for improving muscle strength, increasing flexibility and building bones… Read more >

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