Countries all across the world were compelled to go into lockdown during the covid epidemic to stop the virus from spreading. Being stranded in your home for a few days is bearable, but a month to a year is overkill, particularly for little children and elders like you. As a result, individuals have come up with many ways to cope with stress and anxiety.

In the past year, green sanctuaries have been created in people's houses. Photos of delighted plant parents and their green infants have invaded our feeds. It seems like everyone is suddenly into gardening. What exactly is gardening, and is it truly useful in reducing anxiety?

Why Gardening?

Mindfulness activities, which focus one's attention on the present now and prevent our minds from straying to the past or worrying about the future, have been proven to be an effective therapeutic technique in studies. Gardening is a classic example of a mindfulness practice in which you empty your mind of distracting ideas and focus on what's in front of you, which is especially important given the seasonal nature of gardening. Many Eastern societies with a long heritage of mindfulness, for example, are obsessed with the beauty of seasonal flora like cherry blossoms precisely because of their transience, not in spite of it.

While some physical, mental, and age-related issues must be taken into account when older people work in the garden, they should not preclude them from enjoying it. 

Gardening has several advantages for senior citizens.

Gardening is good for seniors since it is a fun way to get some exercise. It is a terrific technique to exercise those stiff muscles by plowing and changing pots. You must use extreme caution since you have a proclivity for stooping and bending. Obtaining the necessary tools will assist you in minimizing this.

Here are more benefits for gardening:

5 Ways Gardening Brings Health Benefits for Seniors (homecareassistance.com)

Safety in the Garden

If you're a first-time gardener, you should keep an eye out for scrapes and bruises. Before you begin planting, you may need to remove weeds and other undesired plants from your yard. Also, keep an eye out for insects, since bug bites may be quite irritating.

This site will orient you with the proper tools to use as a starter.

6 Garden Tools That Can Help Keep an Older Gardener Safe (sunriseseniorliving.com)

You should consider gardening because it has been demonstrated to be a worthwhile pastime. It will be exhausting at first, but seeing the benefits of your effort - blossoming flowers, fruit buds sprouting on your plants - will make you want to do more; there is no greater pleasure for a gardener.