Posts tagged gardening therapy
HOW TO CLEAN & SHARPEN ESSENTIAL GARDEN TOOLS

Cleaning your garden tools, like pruners, hoes, and shovels, is an easy way to make them last for years and years. Here's how.

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YOUR SECOND YEAR GARDENING: MISTAKES TO AVOID & THINGS TO TRY

If you just started gardening in 2020, here are a few tips to help you avoid 4 common mistakes in year two.

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IDENTIFY WINTER BURN ON EVERGREENS

Evergreens can develop winter burn if they didn’t get enough water during the growing season or if the winter was much colder than normal. Here’s how to spot it.


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PLANT PARENTING 101

Having a houseplant around is the most zen way to bring nature indoors. We reap many benefits by having these wonderful, leafy companions with us through every season - from better air quality to a more beautified space.

Bringing plants into our homes from their native outdoors does come with a little bit of parenting. After all, you are taking care of a living thing that doesn’t speak your language when trying to ask for what it wants! Getting used to life on the inside takes a bit of transitioning, but for most plant parents it’s pretty straightforward:

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S.A.D. AND PLANT THERAPY

Winter conditions have been shown to cause depression symptoms in up to 20% of Americans, so you aren’t alone if the season has you feeling down. Seasonal Affective Disorder (also aptly known as SAD) is common and makes this season feel impossibly long, so while we still have a long wait before spring, some solutions are needed until then.

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