Why do we garden?

Remember back during COVID, how there was a tremendous surge of people getting into gardening, cooking and baking? Yes, when we had to stay home, that prompted people to take up new hobbies. Many took on home repair or remodeling projects.

From the earliest times, we had to learn which plants were good to eat, which ones helped with healing, and then nurture these things where we lived. Not just farmers growing huge crops, but home gardeners. Once we settled down from our nomadic life, we wanted to have these foods and medicines available all the time. Flowers are needed for their beauty. Plants, trees, flowers, shrubs all contribute to a sense of home.

Now, as well as then, our sense of finding peace in nature as we plant seeds and watch them grow. From stem to leaf to flower to fruit, and see how the mood of the garden changes with the weather. And we observe how a little seed becomes a big plant. Watch how they respond to watering, sun and shade.

Our lives are like that too. We plant by the moon cycles, so we are feeling the energies of nature. We pay attention to companion plants. We find ways to get people to work together. Synergy gets better results.

Gardening is one activity that is universally practiced. It is the most popular hobby in the world. Why is that?

Because we enjoy working with life energies, finding joy and peace of mind from such a simple thing as planting and growing. We learn something every season. So we adjust as we see what works best.

From an edible perspective, growing food could help with a family food budget, but also the satisfaction of eating some vegetable or fruit they grew. And what better way to teach kids lessons about where their food comes from?

While we were planting, a hawk sat in the tree above, watching. We notice things like bird calls and songs. We keep binoculars near the garden so that we can get closer looks at them. The bird bath is clean and full. And the bee houses we put up have helped draw mason bees to pollinate our garden.

Take time to enjoy simple things and feel how peaceful and grounded you can get just sitting by the plants, enjoying their beauty, their fragrance, their touch, and notice how often you get prompts from spirit when you are doing this? Notice how new ideas pop into your head when you are simply being present with your plants. Aligning our energies with the energies of nature.