Summary: The Benefits Of Gardening

When most people think of gardening they think off an elderly person with a flower bed and maybe some vegetables, but what people fail to see is gardening actually has many positive impacts on health for the elderly as well as younger generations, it can also positively impact the environment being tremendously damaged by global warming, and even has the opportunity to create jobs.

In an article by Vera Tweed, How Gardening Beats the Gym, shows how gardening positively benefits the muscles because of the activities involved. Such as lifting items like pots, plants, and moving dirt or tools. Activities like these can give your body a good workout and helps build muscle strength “Bending, twisting, carrying things, and moving around while gardening

Such as the possibility to provide beneficial environmental impacts. An article by Michael Krause, Peter Lowitt, and Steven Peck shows another method of gardening, green roofs, installing green roofs helps to save money on heating and cooling bills.Which do help to take out a sizeable chunk of someone’s earnings heating and cooling bills aren’t cheap. Green roofs; like mentioned above reduce energy prices for a building by slightly reducing the winter costs for heating, and significantly reducing cooling costs during summer. They also can help to control water runoff from rainfall. As well as helping to make the water quality from runoff less polluted. They can also have a positive impact economically. They protect the roof from weather damage along with uv ray damage more so than conventional roofing material. “Green roofs have been shown to greatly increase lifespan over the conventional material used for roofs.Because green roofs provide some protection from ultraviolet light, temperature extremes and abrasion, they effectively protect the roof surface. Studies in Europe have shown that green roofs can double the lifespan of the roof membrane, compared to a conventional roof surface.” Geodate. Aug 2015, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p6-8. 3p. 7 Color Photographs. In turn saving money by not having to replace roofing as much which also would reduce the costs of building a building by

It can be a way to exercise the body especially for older people that can’t move around as much, it also shows to positively benefit the environment and help control global warming.It’s even been shown to help restore the native plants found in a local region. And it can make cities look more aesthetically pleasing by breaking up the constant concrete. For people that don’t have space for a garden there can be different methods of gardening such as green roofs, it is especially beneficial to older people. Helping to combat many problems and issues that arise with aging. It can help strengthen bones which start to weaken as you age a major concern for older people, it shows potential to help fight off the negative effects pollution is having on our environment. Gardening could even be implemented into our schools to help teach younger generations the importance of eating healthy. Something needed for America’s younger generations to help fight issues and diseases caused by unhealthy eating habits. Gardening can even strengthen neighborhoods and allow neighbours to get to know each other. It’s clear to see that gardening has an abundance of positive effects both on the body and even the mind. Not to mention it’s also just an enjoyable activity that gets