Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and All Seasons
One of the reasons stress is so widespread is because life is hectic. We live it hard and fast, often finding ways to cut corners to gain more time in order to get more done.
But that actually adds to stress. Since stress can take a toll on your health, you need to find a way to relieve that stress. A great way to do that is through gardening.
You might think of gardening as not exactly a relaxing idea when you consider that creating one only adds more work to your busy schedule. But there is a way to make gardening fun and relaxing.
So relaxing in fact that it gives you relief from the stress you deal with. In the book Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and All Seasons, you’ll learn how taking up gardening can help give you peace and other benefits.
Some people don’t realize that there is gardening and then there’s fun gardening. If the way you’ve been gardening isn’t relaxing and doesn’t make you happy, then something is wrong with the approach.
Your garden should be a way for you to enjoy what you do rather than striving to create something that’s a showpiece. Don’t try to make a garden that looks like it belongs in a magazine.
Instead, your aim should be to plant what makes you feel good and what you’re enthusiastic about. In other words, forget the keeping up with the Joneses mentality when creating a garden.
In the book, the author teaches how to aim for smaller, manageable gardening plans and what types of plants are more stress free than others. You won’t have to get caught up in keeping a lookout for bugs that can potentially destroy your plants, either.
You’ll learn how to create a garden where the plants aren’t appetizing to pests. You’ll discover a slow, enjoyable way of gardening versus a get it all done and make sure it’s perfect style.
Not only will you learn how to garden with the plants and flowers that you like, but you’ll discover how to unleash your own creative abilities. The author teaches how to find your own path in the way you garden using the plants and creative pieces that make you happy.
Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and All Seasons will show you what plants are low maintenance so you won’t spend a lot of time having to take care of them. The book is packed with 126 photos to inspire and guide you.
You’ll learn garden psychology that will help you regardless of whether you’re planting an edible garden, a flower garden or a mixture of your own creation. With slow gardening, you’ll be able to garden the easy way and enjoy it every step of the way.