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2naSalit

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1. Gardening is great therapy!

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:32 AM

Mar 2020

I don't know if I could have made it through grad school if I couldn't go out and pull up weeds by their roots or enjoy the beauty of my garden while watering in the early evenings watching the hummingbirds and others coming to share the environment with me. It was so helpful when I had to ponder long papers I was writing, helped me calm down and think through my points and proof, made writing so much easier.

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Tips from National Wildlife Federation---De-stress while helping wildlife [View all] Tanuki Mar 2020 OP

Gardening is great therapy! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #1

We've had an Eastern Bluebird pair Mariana Mar 2020 #2

Did you know that you can have bees mailed directly to you through the U.S. mail? Tanuki Mar 2020 #4

Thank you. Mariana Mar 2020 #6

Planted lettuce in one of the raised beds last night Bayard Mar 2020 #3

I love this! StarryNite Mar 2020 #5

I love that they include small scale ideas for people who might only have Tanuki Mar 2020 #7