Brummet's Conscious Blog

Everyone that knows us thinks of gardening... our yard is often receiving comments and when we share produce the recipients swear it is the best they've ever tasted. Filling one's pantry and freezer is always a plus, and of course we enjoy all the fresh fruits, nuts and veggies harvests and their incredible flavors packed with nutrients... what is not to love about that? Using gardening as a healing or therapy tool is known as Horticultural therapy, or therapeutic horticulture, is used in many arenas from hospitals, senior centres, physiotherapy clinics, dental offices and counselling service providers, for recovery centres and jail institutions as well. Gardening, to me, is a therapeutic physical activity that takes me out of the office and the long list of to-do's - and creates this place where I can relax. Gardening is a creative art and- like painting - I am out there playing with colors and textures to create something beautiful. It is also very distracting... you can ...