Garden Club Online

Gardening is a flexible and accessible activity that can be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere, regardless of age, budget, fitness level, or social skills.  Gardening is good for the soul and good for the hungry.  Gardening brings life and color to our city streets, community plots, yards, front door planters, and kitchen windows.  Gardening is a life-long adventure that takes us down multiple pathways at different times in our lives.  There are many therapeutic benefits to gardening that include physical benefits, psychological benefits, and social benefits.

There’s nothing better than kneeling in the yard, getting your hands in the dirt, planting seeds, caring for tender plants and enjoying the fruits of our labor in 30 to 150 days.  We can pass down gardening knowledge that was shared with us by teaching our family, friends and neighbors how to start a garden while we till our own plot each Spring.  It’s a pleasure to pass down our hobbies and skills to others in our social circles to support the next generation of gardeners.  While agriculture is often seen as farmer’s work, a garden can be planted by anyone, anywhere, and even in pots on your back patio.  It’s important for people of all ages to try any level of gardening to see if they are interested in learning more and pursuing the hobby.  Gardening as a hobby can also turn into other opportunities.  Many backyard gardeners give back to their communities by volunteering as Master Gardeners through university extension offices, volunteering in community garden plots, participating in annual church clean-up weekends, hosting seed and plant exchanges with friends, creating community clubs such as herb guilds, and growing native plants for charity fundraisers.  These activities require time, knowledge, active bodies and active minds.  Luckily, the degree of strength, flexibility, knowledge, and social interaction can be adapted to any individual.  A single seed will grow a system of new roots, network of new friends, and a calendar of seasonal activities.