Get Fit And Healthy Whilst Gardening

Online, March 13, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Gardening is a labour of love, and is one of the most popular leisure pursuits all over the world. It is a known fact that you will do something you love much more frequently than something you don't love.

Gardening is an enjoyable form of exercise, and it has been proved that it offers a number of benefits to your health. Designing and planting a beautiful garden will not only give you satisfaction but you will be doing yourself a favour, in terms of your health, you will be amazed at the good it will do for your wellbeing.

Go into the garden instead of the gym and get a good cardio vascular workout and help build muscle as well, it is possible to burn around three hundred calories during an hour of gardening, furthermore gardening is a great experience for children, who love hands-on experiences, offering a healthy and creative experience.

Children love growing plants in their own little patch, and if planting vegetables plants, they are likely to eat them if they have grown the plants their selves, also growing their own flowers which they can pick when in bloom to give to a beloved mother for a birthday or other special occasion, makes children feel great, that they have actually achieved something.

Gardening as a hobby is wonderful, there is always something new to plant, also it is an effective method of dealing with problems and coping with stress, gardening skills used to create a calming and peaceful area to relax in, will show your labour of love to its full potential.

Just like any other hobby you won't become an expert overnight, but if you learn new things then expand on your knowledge, you will be so happy with the things you will learn and the skills you will gain.

You will quickly learn how to be creative and make your garden interesting 'eye candy' using garden bulbs as container plants, or a mixture of bedding plants to make the most beautiful hanging baskets, planning your garden to suite you might include garden shrubs which of course are a mainstay in most gardens, or perennials plants, which with no effort come back year in year out.

There is plenty of support and guidance online as gardening is a popular topic on the Internet, you can find help from expert gardeners by asking questions on blogs, and draw inspiration from many of the gardening guru's websites that are out there.

A spokesman for Blooming Direct a horticultural business based on the floral island of Jersey said "gardening is definitely a labour of love, planting, watching the fruits of your labour bloom, there is no feeling like it, and anyone who loves getting their hands dirty planting, digging, and seeding should take a look at our website", he went on to say "you can get all the help and advice from our blog, also choose from a huge selection of garden plants, seeds, plug plants also everything gardening".

Endurance, flexibility, and strength, makes a huge contribution to physical health, and activities in a garden over the years has given many an avid gardener their labour of love.

For further information visit: www.bloomingdirect.com