I spend lots of time outside in my garden enjoying the fresh air.
Planting seeds and trees is the greatest fun you can do to relax. Gardening is a time to listen, to be still and to forget all the problems.
Some people say that gardeners live even longer that non-gardeners.
Well, I don’t know it it’s true, but all my family loves gardening and everyone lived long and happily :-).
Gardening is good for our health and a great way to relieve stress. Everybody knows that stress increases risk of disease, so it is recommended to spend some relaxing time outside in our garden. Gardening can be also a great workout, since it works all your major muscle groups. You will need to lift plants and to prepare the soil, and all these activities will provide positive benefits.
There is nothing more relaxing than a sunny afternoon in my garden. It’s only me, the flowers, the trees, my cats and my dog.
My garden has everything I need: flowers, trees, flavorful herbs, fresh fruits and vegetables. People say (with a little hint of jealousy) that I am really lucky to have such a great garden, but they forget that a garden needs some loving care.
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Beautiful! Wish we had more sun over here in Centerport. Most of our yard is shade perrenials but we do have areas of beautifula flowers, not to many unfortunately
Oh what a lovely post…you are so right:-)
Thank you so much!
I love those times of just me, the sunshine and the birds. Even if I’m just pulling weeds it’s so relaxing. Beautiful post.
-Lori
yep, the garden is paradise!
So true 🙂
I agree with you completely. Thanks for sharing your pictures of your beautiful garden.
Your garden looks beautiful and I agree it is the best way to reduce stress, relax and be creative! I have one and it is a haven! Love your kitty too!
In your garden, you are isolated from all the world’s problems–except “What’s eating my brocolli leaves?” or something similar. Truly a peaceful place.
Your cat and garden are beautiful!
Love your garden too! 🙂 And Cicero was a wise man indeed! xx
I agree 🙂
You got a nice garden …! And yes a garden and a library is all I need
and maybe icecream 🙂
Ha ha
I love your garden of paradise! Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder!
I agree with Cicero lol!
🙂
Wise man, Cicero! I have both, a garden and lots of books everywhere throughout the house… Love your photos and your posts!
Thank you, Corri. You must be also very lucky to have all these beautiful things 🙂
love your kitty picture. Hate you for having apples (our trees didn’t bloom this year). 🙂
Thank you for visiting my blog.
We have apples, but the stormy weather damaged many trees 😦
You’ve a lovely garden.
Thank you so much 🙂
If you have a garden, a library and a cat – Then you have everything!
It looks like I am a happy person :-). I have everything I need…even more 🙂
A garden and a library is all you need. I love it. Thank you for sharing your words of wisdom and old Cicero’s.
I love cat 🙂
Me too 🙂
I recently learned that in the still of the early morning, there is a wonderful trickling sound that you can hear when you water your plants. In the quietness, you can hear the water seeping into the soil and it is so soothing.
So funny that I read this tonight. My students and I were JUST talking about gardening and how great it is. It helps with the BMES (body, mind, emotion, and spirit – a Nia term). If one has a varied garden they sure do get a workout . . . . bending, digging, pulling . . . well, you know. But it does take a special person to be a gardener and to enjoy it. I love to enjoy the fruits of one’s labors, but I have a brown thumb!
This is so true! Recently, I told my mom I was feeling down about some events around me and her response was to get out in my garden! Definitely helps….and so does having all my books around me. thanks!
Such a beautiful garden 😀
Thank you so much 🙂
Gardening and a library, gardening brings us close to nature and is defiantly a benefit to our health and wellbeing and a library gives us knowledge.
I agree with you, keep enjoying your gardening.
I will be back to enjoy the harvest. _/\_
Me too! I miss my garden so so much. I can’t wait to end this reno so I can get the garden going again!!
Love that quote by Cicero! Thx for sharing!!!
Never a truer word said, gardening and books. But I would add sewing too 🙂 Lovely garden you have, I am very envious lol
Lovely pictures. I agree. A good garden isn’t luck, it’s work. Many thanks for stopping by my blog. I appreciate it.
Lovely pictures!
Wonderful goods from you, man. I have keep in mind your stuff prior to and you’re simply extremely wonderful.
Exactly my thoughts! Love gardening 🙂
I love your garden! And it comes with a cat, too – can’t get much better than that 😉
Gardens for sunny days, Books for wet days… Heaven on Earth
I enjoyed reading your posts. I love meeting other people who are down to earth. I also must compliment you on how you put together your site. I love it! Im still trying to figure out the trick about posts and pages and pictures. Can I ask what theme you are using?
To be or not to be. 🙂
Is that really a white hydrangea? I adore them but I find it hard to get one without a slight pink tinge to it.
I love your pictures and I agree! My favorite spring and summer Saturday afternoons are spent in my garden.
I live in a flat in the city, but my mum and her husband have a beautiful garden and love working in it. It’s always delightful to visit and sit with a cup of tea and book, so I can really understand your feelings 🙂
Ah! Now I know why my grandparents, with their beautiful garden, lived so long!
I love the design of your blog and your gorgeous photos – thanks for sharing them.
Your garden is breathtaking.