What can you do with a shovel, a patch of soil and a bag of seeds? To many people, these are the t needed for their favourite pastime—gardening.
Gardening, which brings great joy and satisfaction to many, is a w popular hobby. According to a 2004 survey, for example, three out of four households in the U. S. were involved in one or more indoor or outdoor garden activities. Why do people enjoy gardening?
Some people garden to get in t with nature. With the amount of time spent at work or watching TV, many people feel urgent to connect with nature, but seldom have the time to go camping or take a nature hike. Thus, gardening can help them feel some of this c.
Others enjoy gardening to satisfy their emotional needs. A garden might serve as a private escape from the demands of everyday life. The beauty of flowers can lift spirits, while pulling weed can be a great release for streets. A harvest of colorful flowers or tasty vegetables provides a sense of achievement, while neighbors and visitors often express their appreciation of those efforts.
In Canada, people who grow harmful plants in their garden.
In addition, gardening e people to add beauty to their houses, make money by selling the plants they grow, show their creativity t garden design, etc. there may be as many reason as there are gardening enthusiasts.
Besides its popularity, gardening is more than just a hobby. In the British Isles, people often surround their houses and gardens with hedges. The idea of open gardens without hedges is distasteful to many, because they like privacy.
And gardening is not only a food source or art, but also a right. In a famous Canadian legal case in 1997, the right to grow all native plants, even most varieties considered harmful, was upheld as part of the right of free expression, at l in Canada.
