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My passion for gardening

Teachers are compared to gardeners and students to flowers. During the Spring and the Fall, I do gardening in the classroom 🙂 During the summer, I work with plants, flowers and vegetables in my backyard and frontyard gardens, to get recharged for the next academic year. During the winter, I work with house plants. 

An article about my garden:  Grand Garden Experiment, by Kristin B. Sullivan, Executive editor of Garden Gate Magazine

Take a tour of my garden with Kristin: Youtube video

Health benefits of Gardening: 

Improves mental health;
relieves stress;
boosts mood;
boosts immune system;
strengthen your bones and joints;
strengthens your heart;
promotes good sleep; 
gains exposure to sunlight –  vitamin D;
improves brain function;
relieves chronic pain; 
reduces dementia risk; 
grows delicious and nutritious food
…….

Benefits of house plants

  • improves mental health, 
  • reduces stress,
  • brings positive energy, 
  • improves productivity and creativity.

A sample of articles:Â