Why Gardening Is Good for Your Health (And Social Life Too)

I think it’s safe to say that one of the movements that strongly marked the 21st century, gaining force the past few years, is the restless pursuit of healthy food, organic vegetable and fruits that weren’t chemically treated with pesticides and insecticides. People are obsessed with the idea of eating healthy and drinking freshly-squeezed juices to give their health a boost. Add to that the fact that “foodies” are now a real thing, and simple cooking for the sake of its taste is nowadays just outrageous.
Then there’s also the immense desire for fresh flowers; almost all famous interior designs in the design world have placed the accent on one particular décor piece: a vase with fresh roses, or any other type of fresh flower, in the attempt to bring more of nature indoors. It seems like everyone is turning towards Mother Nature.

All this is perfectly fine; I mean it has always been important to keep in touch with nature, but how do you pull this off if you live in a concrete jungle where greenery is a rather rare sight? No worries, technology has advanced to a point where this is no longer even a question to ask. It all comes down to realising why you should devote part of your time and will power to developing a very healthy hobby: urban gardening.

Urban gardening has become a thing when the modern planter took the stage making the entire procedure just that: a hobby. Gardening in its essence is everything but easy: you need to dig the soil, sow the seeds, water them every day (or depending on what you want to grow) and eventually reap the gains. It’s a process and it’s a sweaty one, I’d say. However, the modern planter is an innovation that takes some of the tasks off your back, like watering for example. The modern planter is not just a simple plastic bowl with holes on the bottom through which the roots get water. This is a planter that has a built-in water reservoir and thus, is self-watering. Plus, you don’t get just a few cubic centimetres to plant a single plant; modern planters are spacious and can fit enough plants for you to create a real small urban garden. They’re modular, which means you can connect more of them together for either décorative or growing purposes.

So, how can gardening help you boost your health and social life? Well, since it is a rather interesting hobby, you’ll be spending quite the amount of time around organic plants and flowers, which certainly attracts attention, especially if you live in a building. Those lovely flowers you’re nurturing or the mint you’re picking for your next mohito can definitely be a conversation starter.
More importantly, urban gardening in planters gives you full control over the growing conditions: soil, water, sunlight and temperature. You’ll be fully responsible for choosing the soil for your plants, adding the proper nutrients to it, regulating the water in the planter’s reservoir and exposing your plants to the proper amount of sunlight and warmth. That way, you’ll be sure in what you’re reaping – products clean of pesticides, and no genetic modification procedures on your fruits and veggies.

Another reason to consider is growing your own herbs for cooking. A modern planter can replace a small piece of your garden where you’d otherwise grow basil, mint and other delicious herbs for meals and cocktails. This way you’ll have them within your arm’s reach, clean and not polluted by the outdoor air. You’ll save a lot of time you’d waste running to a store, or worse driving a few kilometres to a herb market.

Finally, the modern planter is fancy in design and appearance. It has a rather tasteful construction which allows you to use it as a décor piece for all living room or dining room styles. Grow your own decorative grass, flowers or even decorative trees and have them beautifying your home and refreshing the air indoors.

Reference: http://www.glowpear.com/urban-garden