— THE BEST 7 REASONS —
to get dirty
GARDENING IS IN VOGUE. WHETHER IN YOUR OWN GARDEN, ON YOUR BALCONY, IN A RENTED STRIP OF LAND ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OR IN ONE OF THE RAISED BEDS ON THE ROOF OF A HIGH-RISE BUILDING.
GOOD REASONS TO REGULARLY SWAP YOUR KEYBOARD AND PHONE FOR A SPADE AND SECATEURS AND TO DIG IN THE SOIL INSTEAD OF THE NET:
WORKING IN NATURE HELPS YOU STAY HEALTHY FOR LONGER. Recent medical studies from Canada show that gardening helps to reduce the likelihood of many chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoporosis and arthritis. From Blue to Green is the title of a major medical study in Australia on the positive effects of gardening to alleviate depression.
CREATIVITY. Many fashion designers are proud of their gardens and see them as an extension of their creativity.
Joseph Beuys said “gardening doesn’t interest me”. However, wonderful plant drawings, watercolors and pressed plants have survived from his early creative period and from his final years, which he, like a botanist, labeled with their Latin technical term as well as the place where they were found and the year.
REDUCING STRESS. Constant multitasking and often little control over the end result of our work gnaw at our nerves. The garden is a refuge where we can make decisions according to our mood.
And nothing is more effective and at the same time healthier than pruning trees and bushes to get rid of aggression and reduce stress. However, the best gardening tools are a prerequisite for enjoying it. If you want to replace your old, inherited tools with modern ones, we recommend The Golden Rabbit. The online store from Düsseldorf stocks interesting tools and much more to make gardeners happy.
A WIDE RANGE OF MOVEMENTS. The various tasks in the garden require postures that we rarely adopt in everyday life. This trains a wide variety of muscle groups. Try it out. Even if yoga and forest running are on your daily program – after the first hour of weeding in the garden, your muscles are guaranteed to ache.
If you pamper your body with SIEVER_S intact aromatic oil after the gardener and a hot shower or a nice bath, you can extend the beneficial elements of the gardener a little longer with the scent of orange, lime, thyme and cypress and do something good for your body at the same time.
FROM LEAF TO ROOT. This is the concept of innovative chefs who use many parts of fruit and vegetables that are often removed or thrown away in the shops or in their own kitchens. This results in radish leaf salad, coffee granité with walnut leaves and potato and broccoli stout patties.
This works best if you grow your own vegetables and use all parts of them. There is no need to check the label and country of origin and you can be sure that you are using unsprayed fruit and vegetables.
INDIVIDUALLY. For some gardeners, the aesthetic aspect is paramount: an all-white garden, a Zen garden with perfect sightlines or a cheerfully colorful cottage garden. Every gardener can be happy in their own way. Consideration and planning, design and the joy of seeing your own ideas grow and change every day offer design possibilities without fashion dictates.
24 HOURS OF ENJOYMENT FOR ALL THE SENSES. Most gardeners can be found in the garden at dawn. With a cup of hot coffee or tea in hand, they roam through their garden, cutting beautiful vetches before going about their day’s work. At their desks, the sweet peas remind them with their fragrance that there is leisure as well as stress. And in the evening, a flower arrangement from their own garden enchants the table until long after midnight.
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