Gardening can burn many calories, but is it as good for you as heading to the gym? A physiotherapist has revealed what gardening tasks are most calorie-intensive(Image: Dougal Waters via Getty Images) Green-thumbed enthusiasts know that gardening can be exhausting. Whether you’re digging flowerbeds or raking leaves, it’s likely you’ll burn some calories along the…
“But tho’ an old man, I am but a young gardener” – Thomas Jefferson Gardening is rewarding but it is also tough work and gets tougher as you age. But with a few simple adjustments, it can remain a lifetime hobby, allowing you to reap the multiple benefits of this popular pursuit including increased physical…
Longer hours of daylight and warming temperatures are hallmarks of spring and each of these variables do much to contribute to the reputation of a season that’s become synonymous with rejuvenation. After months spent confronting cold temperatures and huddling up indoors, people might find the welcoming conditions of spring irresistible, which compels many to spend…
Fresh herbs and spices are a natural for out door and kitchen gardening. In Hawaii, we tend to depend on the convenience of the supermarkets, but growing your own can be fun as well as save money on the food budget. As you think of useful plants for your garden, also consider incorporating plants that…
Many of the more luxuriant flowers, including agapanthus, are now blooming The garden is looking full and lush now, with leaves as deep green as they will ever be and many of the more luxuriant flowers now blooming: lilies, day lilies, agapanthus and Oriental poppies among them. This is a bountiful and enjoyable time in…
Key Points Not planting tomatoes before Memorial Day was the best gardening tip I ever received. Staking and pruning tomatoes are key elements to tomato care. Mulching vegetables, working around seasonal pests, watering new plants daily, and selecting native species are tips I wish I’d been given as a beginner. Twenty years ago, when I…
âFlowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.â âSigmund Freud Horticultural therapy is the intentional use of gardening to promote physical, emotional, cognitive and social well-being. The concept of horticulture therapy is far from modern. Found in ancient traditions and supported by modern research, this modality is increasingly recognized as beneficial…
Heidi Patricola / Getty Images Over the last few years, there’s been a notable rise in all things nostalgia, comfort-core, and “soft life.” (See: cozymaxxing, the return of supper clubs, and this summer’s trending Martha Stewart aesthetic.) This is, arguably, a direct response to the hurried hustle culture we’ve endured for so long—a retort that…
