Gardening to Ease Stress & Anxiety: Bring Your Worries to the Garden

Now  more than ever, we need to return to our gardens. We all know  instinctively how we feel better with time outside with wild plants.  Intentionally cultivate and grow that connection in this four-part  series. Easy-to-understand, scientifically proven benefits will be  covered alongside hands-on gardening techniques. Offering many of the  benefits of meditation, gardening can be a powerful mindfulness  practice. All are welcome, whether we plan on growing an herb container  garden in a window, joining a community garden for the first time or  growing veggies in our own backyard. Facilitator Jen Kardos of Backyard  Abundance will lead this four-part series that begins on March 25 via  Zoom and then continues in person in the Green Community Gardens at  Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) on April 22, June 3 and  June 24, from 4–6 p.m. On March 25, we will talk about the undeniable  benefits of time with…