Gardening is Catching On!

Gardening is the second most popular physical activity in Canada, attracting 75% of Canadian adults (walking is number one).  Gardening and yard work contribute to healthy, active living.  Gardening activities build endurance, flexibility and strength.  Gardeners also experience psychological benefits from working outdoors in the sunshine and fresh air.  Studies show that looking at trees and plants reduces stress, lowers blood pressure and relieves tension in muscles.

The benefits of gardening do not stop there.  Research findings indicate that trees provide enormous economic benefits to a community. Their impact includes increased real estate values, energy savings and improved air quality and storm water management, to name a few.

Need more convincing?  It seems, sometimes, that the world's environmental problems are huge, and the positive impact we can have as individuals is tiny.  Ozone depletion, climate change, water pollution, species extinction - the list is enough to make you want to hide in the garden and forget about the cares of the world.  However, the garden is in one place where you can make an immediate and positive contribution to the planet and to your health.

Okay, so you’re ready to garden.  Now what?  If you’re new to gardening, new to gardening in Port Coquitlam or have simply caught the gardening bug, you may be looking for the definitive guide to gardening in Port Coquitlam - an information source that tells you step by step how to garden in our fair city.  Well, your yard could be overgrown with weeds if you wait for such a reference to come along.  Why?  Gardening is too complex a subject to capture in one book.

That is the bad news.  But before you pave over your property, here is some good news.  This formula will help anyone achieve gardening success.

Know Your Garden + Know the Plant’s Needs = Success

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