Gardening for health

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Blog Tags:garden, gardening, plant, flower, vegetable, outdoors, wildlife, hobby, exercise
Country:United Kingdom
State/Province:Cumbria
Location:Cumbria

Promoting the physical, mental and social benefit of gardening to a wide range of abilities with an emphasis on organic principles.



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03 May 2022 It’s amazing the difference a week can make in the garden.  All the veggies and fruits are growing away happily and nothing seems to deter the tenacious weeds. The first week of... [[ Please note this is an article summary. For th...

I started work this week on a recently acquired plot of land which I intend as an extension to the vegetable and fruit garden. [[ Please note this is an article summary. For the full text please visit gardeningforhealth.com ]]...

Recycle your toilet and kitchen roll cardboard tubes by turning them into biodegradable plant cells to raise seeds. Gardeners are conscious of the amount of plastic pots and propagation trays they... [[ Please note this is an article summary. For...

Toxic Plants in the UK

on Feb 13, 2021

Whilst severe poisoning from toxic plants in the UK is quite rare, there are a number of plants and plant species that pose a potential hazard to the gardener. Not only can certain plants be toxic... [[ Please note this is an article summary. For...

Snowdrop walks in the UK are very popular at this time of year but due to the Covid lockdown situation people will unlikely to be able to visit these amazing displays.  However, a number of the... [[ Please note this is an article summary. For the...

This year we trialed three varieties of dwarf tomato in order to see if people can grow these delicious fruits in a limited space. We chose, Totem, Red Robin and Rotkappchen.  All of these plants... [[ Please note this is an article summary. For...

People get different thing from their garden and the following little video captures perfectly how this interaction with the soil and plants can have a profound effect on our lives. [[ Please note this is an article summary. For the full text please...