{"id":126711,"date":"2022-05-15T14:15:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T07:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-will-keep-you-fit-and-happy\/"},"modified":"2022-05-15T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T07:30:52","slug":"gardening-will-keep-you-fit-and-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-will-keep-you-fit-and-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening will keep you fit and happy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSpace, time, physical work and the colour green\u2026 It\u2019s no wonder that gardening feeds both body and soulOver the years, many theories have popped up to attempt to explain why spending time in green space can reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, improve self-image and, in some studies, even measurably reduce the need for pain medication. From their purported ability to clean the air, to allegedly mood-lifting compounds emitted by soil bacteria, to some mysterious effect that simply seeing the colour green has on our brains, let\u2019s look at how the evidence stacks up.Probably the most common claim I see is that plants, particularly houseplants, clean the air. While they do indeed do this on a planetary scale, the latest research now suggests that in indoor spaces the sheer volume you would need to achieve this makes it implausible. Quite how many? Well, several hundred per square metre of living space to achieve the same benefit of simply opening a window. Even I can\u2019t cope with that. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Space, time, physical work and the colour green\u2026 It\u2019s no wonder that gardening feeds both...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wXJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107937,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-nirvana\/","url_meta":{"origin":126711,"position":0},"title":"Gardening nirvana","date":"June 9, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Take nature\u2019s gentle path to mindfulness and make your garden a place of peaceAs a gardener I passionately believe in the transformative power of green spaces and, as a scientist, I know that there is a growing body of evidence to suggest measurable benefits to mental and physical health.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100274,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-tips-how-to-grow-spiders-web\/","url_meta":{"origin":126711,"position":1},"title":"Gardening tips: how to grow \u2018Spider\u2019s Web\u2019","date":"October 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Plus bring your coleus in from the cold and learn how to make the most of green space in the cityPlant this Fatsia \u2018Spider\u2019s Web\u2019 is an indoor-outdoor plant with glossy leaves that look as though they have been dusted with icing sugar. 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