If you’re looking for a hobby or some activity that you can put your free time into, why don’t you try gardening? Studies show that gardening has a calming effect on your brain, and this activity literally allows you to relax and de-stress from a long day at work or some exhausting activity that may have left you at wits end. Amateur gardening doesn’t have to mean that you would invest in thousands of dollars and undertake a landscaping project in your home. It could be as easy as planting a few plants in your garden that you can regularly tend to. There’s something that’s really relaxing and fulfilling about being able to grow a plant that’s actually living. Don’t think that you don’t have a green thumb at first especially when you haven’t tried planting or gardening yet. Gardening is also a great way to get off of activities that strain your eyes such as watching television or using the computer. Studies have also shown that the best way to rest your eyes after doing a strenuous activity is by looking at something that’s green and something that will allow your eyes to focus at an object that’s farther away from your computer screen. You can do all these with gardening, and you can even put in a little bit of exercise as well while you’re at it. Take up gardening now, and read online articles or ask your friends who engage in gardening to help you get started.
