Top Ten Reasons for Urban
Gardening
10 - Rewarding exercise.
Gardening keeps you active and outside in the fresh (somewhat) air. Tasks, like digging, wheelbarrowing,
and weeding, burn calories and tire muscles
9 - Recreation and social networking. Gardening is the
#1 hobby in America.
Gatherings of gardeners are always full of good people.
8 - Aesthetic beautification.
A garden in a blighted urban area is like a beacon of hope. Even in upscale areas, a colorful
container or parkway planting can bring a smile to a neighborŐs face.
7 - Increases property value.
Proper landscaping has been shown to increase home value by up to 10%.
6 - Plentiful cutflowers.
Urban gardens can provide months of gorgeous, fragrant cutflowers for
centerpieces and displays.
5 - Nutrition and taste.
Nothing beats the flavor of your homegrown tomato or sweet potato. And because itŐs fresh from the garden,
the produce will have higher
levels of nutrients.
4 - Replaces boring turfs.
Installing a garden in turf reduces the amount of monotonous lawn maintenance.
3 - Environmental benefits, like: wind breaks, passive solar heating,
air filtration, flood control, etc.
2 - Improves the urban
habitat for wildlife. Urban
gardens offer food and shelter to butterflies, bees, songbirds, and host of
others.
1 - Gardening and Greening
are God's work. The feeling of oneness with nature offers a greater
understanding, appreciation, and respect for the world that we are blessed to
inhabit.
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