Regardless of your age, gardening can be an activity that provides a lifetime of benefits.

Here are some good reasons to give the smart phones and the internet and the video games a rest and to reconnect with nature.
Satisfy your emotional needs and spiritual connections.

Experts say that gardens play an important part in our well- being.
A garden might serve as a tranquil retreat or private escape from the demands of everyday life.
The beauty of flowers can lift spirits, while pulling weeds, can be a great release for stress and excess energy.
A harvest of colourful flowers or tasty vegetables provides a sense of achievement and feelings of success, while the yard space can become a source of congratulations and appreciation from visitors and neighbours.
On a higher level, gardening provides a spiritual connection to life. It’s, many people say, a miracle to take a tiny seed, nurture it, and watch it grow into a beautiful flower or delicious food for your table.
Tending a garden also contributes to improving your living space, the environment and the planet.

Get safe, healthy food
Are you concerned about the use of pesticides in the cultivation of vegetables for the market? An easy solution is to grow your own vegetables. Start your own garden and know the food you’re eating is fresh and safe.

Get great exercise
Gardening activities provide both cardio and aerobic exercise. Weeding the grass is like taking a vigorous walk, bending and stretching to plant a garden compares to an exercise class, while hauling plants and soil is similar to weightlifting. And after you’re finished, you see immediate results in your garden even as your physical health improves—without being bored.
Add beauty to your surroundings:
A house with a nice yard is a pleasure to look at and satisfying to live in. Your home can be made more inviting simply by adding a container of colourful flowers near the front door. Trees and shrubs not only provide colour and shade, but shelter for birds and butterflies. The garden can be just like another room to be enjoyed whether you are inside or outside the house.

Make money
For some people gardening is a lifelong hobby. For others, the love of plants can lead to owning their own business. A garden can be a source of flowers, vegetables, herbs and other crops that can be sold at local farmers’ markets and roadside stands.

Explore your creativity
Gardening provides an outlet for creative and artistic expression. A garden’s design can reflect a personal sense of style as well as provide a showcase for art and sculpture. Like to try something new with landscaping or plantscaping ? It’s easy to experiment with new plants or change a garden’s colour scheme every year.
Create lasting memories.
A garden or a stand of fruit trees provide a beautiful way to remember a special person or time of life.