- Greener Gardens Promote Healthier Residents -
How can gardens boost your mental and physical health?
Have you seen the RHS’s latest article?
Researchers have found that a greener front garden can make you feel happier, more relaxed and closer to nature. The RHS recently collaborated with the universities of Sheffield, Westminster and Virginia to complete a four year scientific research project into this. They examined the effect on participating households of adding ornamental plants to previously bare front gardens in economically deprived streets of Salford in Greater Manchester.
The article, including full details of the experiment can be found here.
