{"id":126780,"date":"2022-05-21T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wellbeing-secrets-from-the-chelsea-flower-show\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T06:24:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:24:43","slug":"wellbeing-secrets-from-the-chelsea-flower-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wellbeing-secrets-from-the-chelsea-flower-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing secrets from the Chelsea flower show"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome of the biggest gardens at this year\u2019s show explore the theme of mental health. From tactile walls to busy bees, here\u2019s how they are creating green sanctuariesAs one of the biggest and most influential garden shows on the planet, the RHS Chelsea flower show is a barometer of shifting trends within horticulture. It is no surprise, then, that many gardens at next week\u2019s show \u2013 the first spring Chelsea since Covid \u2013 explores the theme of mental health. The positive effects of gardening on our wellbeing have long been recognised \u2013 as early as the sixth century, Benedictine monks viewed horticulture as grounding the mind \u2013 but in the past few years, this connection has come into sharper focus.Across the anxious lockdown months of 2020, it is estimated that three million new gardeners took to the trowel; healthcare-associated gardens like Maggie\u2019s and Horatio\u2019s are multiplying, while the NHS has recognised the restorative power of \u201cgreen social prescribing\u201d initiatives, connecting patients with hands-on gardening opportunities. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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