Hobbies For Stress Relief -Gardening

Gardening to relieve stress:

Getting in touch with the nature is one of the best ways of reducing stress level. Green plants,beautiful flowers ,cool breeze can take your breath away. You should also have an interest in maintaining a garden,or maintaining it can become another stressor.

Every one feels nice to walk in the greenery, the thought itself is very relaxing. Plants give out fresh oxygen which is beneficial to health. If you are interested in planting vegetable and fruit bearing plants in your garden you can eat some healthy food. No need to rush to the market and get the stale stuff,instead you can go straight to your garden and decide your menu.

Who knows your garden could also invite guests like birds and squirrels. Waking up hearing the sounds of birds is a bliss in itself. A garden pond will be ideal for bringing in these little guests. You can also plant water lilies,lotus and other aquatic plants in the pond.

Water plants are my favorite because of some reasons.Firstly,they need very less maintenance.Secondly,they will bloom through out the year.Thirdly, there are water plants which blooms at night and day.So you will have one set of flowers in your pond in the morning and another set decorating your pond at night.The last reason is the fragrance it is awesome.

Another low maintenance category is cactus.Did you know that there are a variety of flowering cactus?Well, there is. All that a cactus require is plenty of sunlight.Watering is not needed, rainfall is more than enough.Fertilizers can be used once in a year.

In cities where do I find place to do gardening?

I know of a family who had kept a beautiful garden in their balcony.Lots of birds had made that their home as well.That little piece of greenery was so good to watch.Do you have a balcony?Do you have a terrace ?If your answer is no to both the questions dont get disheartened .Go for indoor plants.They will also supply fresh oxygen inside your house.Amaryllis is one of my favourite since it is a flowering plant.

How much time will it take?

Preparing the soil,deciding the plants to your taste etc will consume two weekends. Rest all you need is half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. It will also couple in as your physical exercise and stress buster.