{"id":115408,"date":"2020-04-05T12:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T05:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-worrying-times-there-is-nurture-to-be-found-in-nature-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2020-04-05T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T06:04:15","slug":"in-worrying-times-there-is-nurture-to-be-found-in-nature-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-worrying-times-there-is-nurture-to-be-found-in-nature-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"In worrying times, there is nurture to be found in nature | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom tending seedlings to digging potatoes, gardening brings comfort and healingMy column for the first Sunday in any month usually focuses on the jobs to do, the seeds to sow, depending on where we are in the growing season. But these are unusual times. So April\u2019s column will be published next week.I thought, instead, to explore the comfort and healing I find in gardening, whether it is digging a trench for potatoes on the plot or tending a rose in a pot on the terrace. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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