Plant A Tree, Plant Your Life Long Happiness

Garden Magic
This is the garden’s magic,
That through the sunny hours
The gardener who tends it, Himself outgrows his flowers.

He grows by gift of patience,
Since he who sows must know
That only in the Lord’s good time
Does any seedling grow.

He learns from buds unfolding,
From each tight leaf unfurled,
That his own heart, expanding,
Is one with all the world.

He bares his head to sunshine,
His bending back a sign
Of grace, and ev’ry shower becomes
His sacramental wine.

And when at last his labors
Bring forth the very stuff
And substance of all beauty
This is reward enough.
-MARIE NETTLETON CARROLL

“Oh grandpa, when will this plant grow? I water everyday, I take care. But still it is going big” my grumbling voice used to get more agitated by looking at the plant which I use to water everyday and still it was refusing to grow. My grandpa like always smiling and patiently trying to convince me “Give him time Barney and smile at him he will grow. By the way do you know John .F. Kennedy?” I was still glaring at my plant with a grumpy look when his question bought me back “Umm…off course grandpa.. I do know him. He was 35th president of U.S” he smiled “Well that’s great you know he had quoted in once:

“The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, ‘In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!’”

“So dear, don’t worry about the time. Right now you do your job; nature will do its job”. I still remember his words and those quotes. He had an immense love of gardening and that’s what kept him happy and smiling all his life. It was actually my grandpa who instilled this interest in me and somehow persuaded me to continue.

But as I entered in my youth, my grandpa had taken his path to heaven. I had flied long from home for work reasons. And since I being workaholic; plants and gardening had just erased from my brain. It was this summer when my mother actually compelled me to take summer leave and join them at home. I wanted to return. I myself had been torn out of because of this stress. But at this time of my return things were change to a great extent. Our lawn had turned dry. It dint look as fresh as it use to be.

A house without green lawn is like a house in a desert.

I was actually planning to work on the garden when suddenly some kids from my neighborhood popped in my place and requested me to give them some home work as they had a school project “help and earn”. Already I was in middle of something and now this kids… what can this kids help me with? But this is what clicked me and I gave them the work gardening. This way they can help me turn this lawn in a garden and even it will make them also happy.

We started work in next morning but I just can’t tell what an immense pleasure it gave to all of us. Those muddy hands, sweaty faces all was going to reap.

After two weeks there was something that we all know. It was going in our heart, our minds but no one expressing. We all were getting attached to the garden.

I knew I had to go one day. As my work dint permit to wait so long but what I had gained was the stress relief and all the credit went to those happy moments of two weeks which I had spent with those kids gardening. But that proved gardening as a easiest and simplest stress buster.

Plants hold up physical, mental, and emotional healing by reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, alleviating depression, and stimulating the mind.

Gardening daily or even a few times a week with vegetables or blooming plants gives an immense satisfaction to the all five senses.

People with disabilities, children with slow development, elderly people, and persons with mental illness, are just a few of the many groups that benefit from horticultural therapy.

Gardening requires hard work and dedication and which is actually increases any individuals self esteem.

Gardening nurtures optimism in any individuals mind from watching plants grow throughout the season and seeing the fruits of your labor develop into food.

Gardening offer a multiplicity of exercise for the body. Muscles are developed through digging, lifting and raking. Walking, weeding and mowing can accomplish aerobic activity.

And besides it is one of the simple form of reducing stress. There are some ways to plant it effortlessly:

Low cost stress buster:

Plants can be purchased at a very low cost. Even some seeds are available at economical rates. You can also share with your friends or even you can take stems of few plants which will help you to have your own plant. Clay pots and potting soil are very inexpensive too.

No cost for maintenance:

The plants you buy really don’t need any pennies for maintenance. Usually the maintenance involves only care, water and fertilizers. And for all this you don’t need to spend any money what you need to invest in only hard work.

Gives Responsibility and is Anti-Depressive:

Plants give one a little responsibility to every gardener. We just need to care them and nurture. Most of the time all plants are very forgiving and really don’t get sick much. Since plants don’t move, they share your space and feel happy to greet you when you come home. It’s because of plants that you need to open you curtains and swim in sunshine and gets you out of depression. They are ultimate friends like books. They don’t complain nor do they demand and most importantly whenever you need them you just find them on your side.

Smart way of producing food:

You can put plants of tomatoes in a pot garden; have your own lettuce leaf too. Of course growing herbs is a wonderful way to healthy life. Your own grown herb gives an immense pleasure. Knowing you have grown something your self gives you a sense of purpose and pride thus reducing stress.

The beauty of plants:

Plants add beauty to your home, helping it become more inviting. The colors and textures of the blossoms will slow you down long enough to stop and admire them. For those of you who are allergic to flowers, the shiny leaves of various shades of green or green and yellow or green and white come in striated patterns as well. Such wonderful flowers are definitely delighted to your eyes.

Patients and children are the ones who are hugely benefited from plantation.

“The way of cultivation is not easy. He who plants a garden plants happiness.”

Nothing needs to be said now.