Why do so many people love gardening? What does your garden say about you? What is guerrilla gardening? The Psychology of Gardening delves into the huge benefits that gardening can have on our health and emotional well-being, and how this could impact on the entire public health of a country. It also explores what our gardens can tell us about our personalities, how we can link gardening to mindfulness and restoration, and what motivates someone to become a professional gardener. With gardening being an ever popular pastime, The Psychology of Gardening provides a fascinating insight into our relationships with our gardens.

Ancient wisdom tells us that gardens have a healing, nourishing effect on the human soul and body. The garden belongs to the great archetype of life and is one of the few big archetypal images that are experienced primarily as positive. This positive experience is significant because the garden is a part of the natural and cultural human environment, and thus, is particularly influential in the interaction between human beings and their environment.

"This insightful book explores the relationship we have with gardens and with the act of gardening, considering in detail the psychological, social and health benefits. From the Garden of Eden and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Kew Gardens and the humble suburban plot, it is self-evident that gardens and gardening have an ever-present attraction. This book addresses the appeal of gardens from a psychological perspective: Why do we spend our cash on plants and gardening paraphernalia and give hours of our time to tending our annuals, bulbs, and shrubs? Why do we travel to see gardens in our own and other countries? The theme of this book lies in identifying the individual and social rewards to be found in gardens and gardening, particularly within our own private gardens. The Psychological Appeal of Gardens will be of great interest to students and scholars of applied psychology, as well those taking horticultural courses of various levels, from professional horticulturalists to enthusiastic amateurs"--

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.

Whether you're hoping to cultivate a calmer mindset, nurture your physical strength or connect with your community, the restorative powers of gardening can help you flourish. With valuable information, actionable tips and creative ideas, this book will help you discover the all-round health benefits that can come while honing your green fingers.

This is a story of gardens and how people can grow well in them. Through a lifetime’s experience of award-winning work in community gardens and in mental health care and training, Cameron shows us how tending green spaces can bring tremendous benefits to mental health. Using the garden’s annual cycle, she reveals how stages of the growing year can act as a powerful metaphor and even mirror healing mechanisms that can help in times of distress, anxiety or depression. By exploring practices used in therapeutic and community garden settings we learn techniques that can be applied whatever your circumstances. The Garden Cure is full of ideas and tools that will help support your own and others’ physical and mental well-being, especially when life is challenging. How, in other words, gardening helps us all grow and thrive.

"The garden has always been a place of peace and perseverance, of nurture and reward. Using contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis, and compelling real-life stories, The Well-Gardened Mind investigates the remarkable effects of nature on our health and well-being."--Dust jacket.

Gardening For Beginners: How To Improve Mental Health, Happiness And Well Being Outdoors In The Garden Green Finger Holistic Approach In Nature: Everything You Need To Know, Even If You Know Nothing! ABOUT THIS BOOK This book is aimed at beginners, novices, trainees but also seasoned gardeners concerning the benefits of health and wellbeing. For beginners, you will learn how to get into outdoor or indoor gardening (whether you have a garden or flat/apartment). What accessories, tools, etc you will need. Grow your own vegetables, plants/ flowers, fruits, herbs etc Try gardening in your back yard or as an alternative, if you do not have a garden, try container or vertical gardening. Find out the benefits of local community gardening. How gardening will improve your happiness, health and well-being outdoors by gardening. Gardening is excellent for mental illness, stress, depression, anxiety, loneliness, PTSD, weight loss, people with disabilities, autism, seniors /the elderly, perhaps dementia, those suffering from bereavement etc. Health benefits and nutrients in what you can grow. Find out more about garden art/decor etc Natural wildlife such as birds, butterflies and bees are good for mental health and much more. A few delicious garden recipes are included. F.A.Q's. Awesome, cute design softcover, decorative graphics inside. Well over 200 premium pages, jam-packed with valuable information! This guidebook has sections that can be read in any order or sequentially. Makes an excellent gift for anyone including seniors (large font letter size 16), Christmas, mothers day, birthdays. GET THIS BOOK NOW!