Stepping into a garden can almost instantly help to soothe anxiety, calm a busy mind and ease tension. But what if we want to take this blissful experience a step further and practice ‘mindful gardening’? What does mindful gardening mean – and involve?
Wellbeing garden ideas are a great place to start, but mindful gardening is more about the state in which you garden than your garden itself. 'Mindfulness is simply being aware and in a state of alert attention that allows the mind to go quiet,' says Holly Farrell, RHS Wisley-trained horticulturist and author of Gardening For Mindfulness (RHS/Hachette Books, available on Amazon). 'Put simply, mindfulness is paying attention.'
