yard work as therapy

[lv4dogs]

I love yard work, especially gardening. I also think it is a huge stress reliever, for me at least.

[kimboe]

ugh, i don't like yard work to much. Like cleaning it from poop.
But, i do accionally like setting up flowers to make it abit prettier.

[buttercup132]

I agree well not working but just playing in the yard with the dogs makes every thing better like even in the winter it just makes your troubles go and clears your mind. I did that yesterday when I found out about something stressful and I was so much happier after.

[joycenalex]

...so i'll be going out in a few minutes to do more raking. it's supposed to rain tomorrow, so i'm telling myself, this is the right thing to do..warm breezes, the dogs laying in the sun, yeah a real hardship..

[joycenalex]

just 5 hours of work, and the yard looks 1000% better. and i'm sore and stiff, hot bath and tylenol here i come

[Cataholic]

Oh, YEAH? Get in your car, drive 96 miles south, and I have a whole yard of therapy for you!!!

[emily_the_spoiled]

I am the same way with yard work, it can be very therapeutic. Over the last couple of years when I have been stressed at work I have worked in the yard. I have rented a chainsaw and cut down diseased trees, dug up tree roots, hauled in top soil and compost, plants lots of flowers, strawberries, raspberries, and other things.

I feel better and the yard definitely looks alot better

[JenBKR]

Oh, YEAH? Get in your car, drive 96 miles south, and I have a whole yard of therapy for you!!!

LOL I'll second that! I like to have a nice yard, but I don't really like doing the work. Some of it I don't mind, but when I look at everything that I want to do in the yard every spring I get overwhelmed and end up doing about half of what I planned to do I am hoping that I'll get better at it with time, but I'm not holding out much hope!

[joycenalex]

Oh, YEAH? Get in your car, drive 96 miles south, and I have a whole yard of therapy for you!!!

these actions do have consequences...my low back and tush muscles, specifically the ones that are used when i sit are unhappy. today we're planning on planting the weeping cherry in the hole in the front yard. there was a 45 yr old old sugar maple where the hole was (tree removed, stump ground out) and i think the weeping cherry will look great there. i'm planning on some snow drops and lipstick red tulips around the base for fall planting. the remaining maple will be getting some sweet william (aka mayflowers, a ground cover that likes shade) around the base. the overly large prennial bed along the back fence will get 4 elijah blue fescue (ornamental grasses) planted in front of the bed, next to the yarrow ...which better take off this year or out it goes....so johanna, i'm pretty well 'therapizied' here...come north, bring jonah and you can help lunch and iced tea provided, and tylenol too