In Psychology
9 Best Articles in 2021
Psychology Today
Why We Garden
Psychology Today
5 min read · 108 saves · 2020-04-11 · The psychology and philosophy of gardening.
The New Yorker
The Therapeutic Power of Gardening
The New Yorker
5 min read · 137 saves · 2020-08-24 · Rebecca Mead · Can anxious minds find solace working with plants? A therapist and her husband, a garden designer, say yes.
The Guardian
How gardening helped me live with love and loss
The Guardian
8 min read · 26 saves · 2020-08-15 · My love of gardening is a constant comfort and has a deep resonance with my family’s history, says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
In Health
The Verge
How spending more time at home might affect your health
The Verge
4 min read · 87 saves · 2020-07-15 · Justine Calma · New habits like cooking and indoor gardening can come with costs and benefits
In Biology
The Guardian
More birds and bees, please! 12 easy, expert ways to rewild your garden
The Guardian
9 min read · 71 saves · 2020-05-12 · Amy Fleming · Now is the perfect time to boost the biodiversity of any outside space you have – whether by buying your cat a bell or ditching the insecticides
The Guardian
Green therapy: How gardening is helping to fight depression
The Guardian
4 min read · 14 saves · 2019-05-13 · Sarah Johnson · A growing movement is promoting the role gardening can play in patient recovery and rehabilitation
Brain Pickings
An Illustrated Love Letter to Gardening
Brain Pickings
2 min read · 36 saves · 2020-07-25 · Maria Popova · A lush serenade to the patience and fortitude of living with uncertainty and letting life unfold on its own terms.
The New York Times
Oliver Sacks: The Healing Power of Gardens
The New York Times
5 min read · 50 saves · 2019-04-18 · Oliver Sacks · Even for people who are deeply disabled neurologically, nature can be more powerful than any medication.
In Environment
The Boston Globe
Sowing seeds of climate action in the garden
The Boston Globe
4 min read · 37 saves · 2020-12-27 · Leah C. Stokes · The deeper into gardening you get, the more you see that you are really growing soil — which is a crucial carbon reservoir.
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In Environment
The Boston Globe
Sowing seeds of climate action in the garden
The Boston Globe
4 min read · 37 saves · 2020-12-27 · Leah C. Stokes · The deeper into gardening you get, the more you see that you are really growing soil — which is a crucial carbon reservoir.
Vox
How to keep your houseplants (and yourself) less miserable this winter
Vox
7 min read · 2020-12-07 · Umair Irfan · A very basic guide to indoor winter gardening, according to experts.
The New York Times
Lockdown Gardening in Britain Leads to Archaeological Discoveries
The New York Times
2 min read · 12 saves · 2020-12-09 · Jenny Gross · The finds this year, including a cache of gold coins from the reign of Henry VIII, come as Britain considers expanding the law to protect a broader range of artifacts from its centuries-old history.
The Guardian
Garden short cuts? No thanks
The Guardian
1 min read · 23 saves · Jan 3rd · James Wong · So often the media message is for low-fuss or easy horticulture, totally missing the reason why so many people love gardening, says James Wong
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The New Yorker
The Tonic of Gardening in Quarantine
The New Yorker
3 min read · 23 saves · 2020-04-07 · We all know in theory that nature brings peace, but now, more than ever, we should self-prescribe a dose of it.
The New York Times
Heal Me With Plants
The New York Times
4 min read · 14 saves · 2019-03-25 · Ellie Shechet · Gentle gardening helps patients at some hospitals relax and recover.
The Guardian
No-dig mulch – with bonus mushrooms
The Guardian
2 min read · 18 saves · 2020-09-13 · James Wong · Here’s a great little gardening secret: chips with everything. By James Wong
The New York Times
Exercise May Help to Fend Off Depression
The New York Times
4 min read · 20 saves · 2019-02-14 · Jogging for 15 minutes a day, or walking or gardening for somewhat longer, could help protect people against developing depression.
Know Your Team
What great managers do: Prune
Know Your Team
2 min read · 16 saves · 2019-05-19 · Claire Lew · Being a great manager and English gardening have more in common than you might imagine. Both involve pruning – and doing so in the right doses.
Guardian US
'Make America rake again': Four Seasons Total Landscaping cashes in on Trump fiasco
Guardian US
1 min read · 25 saves · 2020-11-09 · Victoria Bekiempis · Gardening firm, situated between crematorium and sex shop, played comic role in final throes of president’s campaign
Fast Company
Princeton researchers discover that home gardening is basically the answer to society’s ills
Fast Company
14 saves · 2020-05-12 · Arianne Cohen · Why are you not home gardening? A new study from the Princeton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering says everyone should.
The Guardian
We need to learn how to relax, without guilt
The Guardian
5 min read · 29 saves · 2019-12-07 · Claudia Hammond · Being busy all the time is part of the way we live. But, whether gardening, reading or spacing out on the sofa, taking time to rest is just as important
TED Talks
A guerilla gardener in South Central LA
TED Talks
11 saves · From 2013 · Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
