A study finds that gardening can improve your mental health. Many long-time gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. According to a new study, many people may benefit from working with plants, even if they've never gardened before. University of Florida researchers discover
A study of 32 different women discovered that gardening improved their mental health. Credit: Tyler JonesMany long-time gardeners will tell you that the garden is their happy place. According to a new study, many people may benefit from working with plants, even if they’ve never gardened before.researchers discovered that gardening activities reduced stress, anxiety, and sadness in healthy women who attended twice-weekly gardening lessons in a study published in the journal PLoS ONE.
The study included 32 women ranging in age from 26 to 49. All were in excellent health, which meant that they had been screened for characteristics including chronic health disorders, cigarette use, and drug misuse, and had been prescribed drugs for anxiety or depression. Gardening activities were allocated to half of the participants, while painting sessions were assigned to the other half. Both groups met twice a week for eight weeks.
Participants completed a series of assessments measuring anxiety, depression, stress, and mood. The researchers found that the gardening and art-making groups experienced similar improvements in mental health over time, with gardeners reporting slightly less anxiety than art makers. The idea of using gardening to promote better health and wellbeing — called therapeutic horticulture — has been around since the 19th century.
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