Amateur Gardening

Feel more zen with Calming containers

NOW is a great time to pot up summer containers, and filling them with plants that create calm is the ideal way to enhance your wellbeing. When planning pots that will sit on the patio and beside the front door, it makes sense to choose aromatic leaves, peaceful colours and nectar-rich flowers that lure butterflies.

Research shows that gardening can benefit mental health, reducing anxiety and depression, so not only will the plants work their de-stressing magic throughout the summer, but the very act of potting them up will boost your mood.

When thinking about colour, select

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