Eat Your Heart Out: The benefits of your own home garden
A well-landscaped yard can increase the value of your home and be a source of pride to homeowners. But your yard's value doesn't have to be strictly ornamental. You can put it to work to help make a happier, healthier family, and save you some money at the same time, with a well-tended garden.
Gardening has many benefits, not the least of which is free food. As gas prices rise, so do the prices of fresh produce at the supermarket. Having your own fruit, vegetables and herbs right in your own back yard is not only convenient, but can end up saving you a lot of money.
Gardening also has another benefit in composting. Composting lets you make use of grass clippings, food waste & leftovers and even the remnants of last year's garden to create your own nutrient-rich fertilizer.
And, of course, whatever square footage is designated for your garden is square footage you don't have to mow. And the maintenance you do have to do, like watering and weeding, more than pays for itself come harvest time.
Finally, there are the health considerations. Nutritious, healthy food, being the first and foremost. You know where it comes from and what, if any, chemicals are used on it. Many people swear food from their own gardens tastes better, possibly because it doesn't come from land that had been over-farmed and depleted of nutrients.
And the act of gardening itself has been shown to have both strength-training and endurance building exercise benefits. Digging, squatting, walking, carrying...gardening is very much an active process.
So the next time you look at your yard, maybe start thinking about the best place for YOUR garden, and how you can put your yard to work for you.
Gardening has many benefits, not the least of which is free food. As gas prices rise, so do the prices of fresh produce at the supermarket. Having your own fruit, vegetables and herbs right in your own back yard is not only convenient, but can end up saving you a lot of money.
Gardening also has another benefit in composting. Composting lets you make use of grass clippings, food waste & leftovers and even the remnants of last year's garden to create your own nutrient-rich fertilizer.
And, of course, whatever square footage is designated for your garden is square footage you don't have to mow. And the maintenance you do have to do, like watering and weeding, more than pays for itself come harvest time.
Finally, there are the health considerations. Nutritious, healthy food, being the first and foremost. You know where it comes from and what, if any, chemicals are used on it. Many people swear food from their own gardens tastes better, possibly because it doesn't come from land that had been over-farmed and depleted of nutrients.
And the act of gardening itself has been shown to have both strength-training and endurance building exercise benefits. Digging, squatting, walking, carrying...gardening is very much an active process.
So the next time you look at your yard, maybe start thinking about the best place for YOUR garden, and how you can put your yard to work for you.
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