Get in the Zone
for Gardening
The most basic
factor in selecting
the right plants for
Monroeville.
A
fter a long winter with record-setting
cold, it’s time to think spring. The warmer
weather is synonymous with beautiful
plants, flowers and fresh vegetables grown
in your own backyard.
Nothing beautifies your home quite like freshly
blooming flowers, shrubs and trees. Landscaping can
add 10 to 15 percent to your property value. And unlike
the interior design of a home which has to be changed
periodically to keep up with changing trends, the value
added by landscaping increases over time.
Vegetable gardening is a great way to enjoy the
outdoors for any age group and in addition
to lowering the grocery bill, offers the
possibility of growing produce
without pesticides and
chemicals.
Gardening is a
wonderful warmweather activity,
but perhaps the most
important aspect is
its therapeutic effect
and the calming
nature of tending plants. In fact,
horticultural therapy is something
that has been used by doctors and
therapists for over 200 years. It is well
documented that working in the dirt calms the
heart, which in turn lowers blood pressure.
It has also been proven that homeowners
who have beautiful plants and flowers
tend to spend more time outside.
A critical component to growing
a lush, easy-to-care-for garden
is selecting the correct plants,
flowers and vegetables. The
United States Department
of Agriculture has divided
the country into 11
hardiness zones to
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