Gardening Has A Therapeutic Power To Revitalize Ourselves

"I am 70 years old. I have reached the point in life at which I choose -- or, to use New Year's terminology, resolve -- to do only those things that make sense to me. The list of such activities has become much shorter than it was even 10 years ago. It features time spent with family and friends, speaking selectively to groups that may profit from my encouragement, reading worthwhile books, and pursuing a few carefully-chosen projects that advance the cause of effective, affordable medical care for all Americans.

But perhaps most importantly, I garden."

- Dr. Andrew Weil

Founder and director, The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Most of our old folks have enough time to do all the gardening stuffs than us who are currently busy with work and with our family. They find gardening as a therapy to heighten up your physical strength, body, mind and soul. As a garden blogger online I find terrariums and container gardening very friendly to our old folks, for these do not require heavy duty workloads. I recently wrote an article about miniature gardening from another blog and it seems a good project for our grand pas and mas. 

Actually gardening of these kinds appeal to every gardeners of all ages. But it is obvious that most elderly ones enjoy these as a hobby. Gardeners within the age range are recommended to use inferior garden tools. Pruning may be the advance task they may encounter while they are growing their plants. There are hand tools available in local stores and online to assist our elderly people with basic gardening. There are other basic tools they need to make their gardening experience easier and more fun. 

However, young moms are also love the idea of gardening. With their children, it enhance their communication and relationship as well as stimulates their children's imagination and encourages them to appreciate all living things around them. 

Even you are young or old, once you get really excited about gardening supplies, you are definitely a gardener. And to all ages, remember that gardening has a therapeutic power to revitalize your body and mind.

Inspire Your Child To Make Wonders On Pots

Kids love to play most of the time and learning while having fun is what matters to help them enjoy. Introducing gardening to children at an early age teaches them to appreciate nature and gain knowledge in caring of plants. Gardening helps improve a child's patience when growing a plant and teaches responsibility at an early age. It's also a great way to bond with your kids and show them how small things create great possibilities . By starting up, first you need to inspire them with garden ideas. Let them see photos of beautiful gardens for inspiration. While your gardening, ask them to help you out so they can gather ideas of having fun while take care of living things. Every child loves fantasy, and creating a fairy tale garden is a nice project for beginners. You can help them by making a miniature garden which it's easy to do and surely the kids will enjoy because of the little plants and accessories they can put into a short a manner of time. 

Their little fingers will easily adapt with the small playground in their pots and maybe that could be a start of a first collection. Providing the right hand tools for gardening should be first on the list since these equipment will be used for a longer period of time. Give them colorful tools that will attract their attention but make sure to watch an eye for sharp ones that can cause injuries. They can also plant in small containers like planters, plant stands, windowboxes, terrariums, hanging baskets and pots. Small container creates less effort to maintain and can be easily transferred to different locations. When your child is big enough and ready to try larger plants, then that's the time you can provide a larger space for a garden. Make suggestions and update their work from time to time and never forget to give them a pat in the back after doing a great job.