Many therapists and wellness practitioners recognize the therapeutic value of tending to plants. The structure of gardening—with its cycles, pauses, and small changes—mirrors what we often strive for in emotional healing. There is comfort in the repetition. There is peace in the slowness.
For those navigating stress, burnout, or uncertainty, plant care can provide a sense of grounding. Tending to something alive builds a rhythm into the day. It creates quiet, intentional moments of care. Even when growth is not visible, even when a plant does not flourish, the practice itself remains meaningful.
Not every plant will survive. Sometimes a leaf yellows, a root rots, or a pot cracks. These moments are not failures. They are reminders of how delicate and responsive life can be. The lesson is not to perfect the process, but to stay engaged with it. To show up again. To try again. To notice the shifts.
SO, I RAN ACROSS A COOL PHRASE ''CHAOS GARDENING ''....MY YARD, RAISE BEDS,''GARDENS'' R NOT PRISTINE AND MARTHA STEWARD....THEY R RANDOM AND RAMBLING. i BROADCAST i DON;T KNOW HOW MANY HOLLYHOCKS SEEDS, AND VIOLA THEY R PROLIFIC...MY 4 LARGE SENSATIONAL MAPLES WERE LIKE UMBRELLAS IN THE SUMMER TIME AND MY CHOKE CHERRY TREE WAS A
BUSH ....WITH GREAT TREPIDATION i HAD "'CLIMB" COME AND TRIM,IT WAS A HARD THING TO DO, BUT BETTER FOR THE TREES.
IT IS QUITE WARM OVER HERE AND SPRING APPEARS TO BE ARRIVING IN FEB ISH.....HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM THE MTNS.. NOW, SPRING FEVER IS STOMPING IN THE WINGS...BIG PROBLEM...THE SAN JUANS R ONLY HALF COVERED WITH SNOW AND THE HYDROLOGISTS R SAYING THERE IS NOTHING ON THE HORIZON ....MAYBE THEY R WRONG? WATER DANCE IS A ''MUST DO''...CAUSE I GOT HOLLY HOCK SEEDS THAT WILL HOPEFUL HIDE A "UTILITY PEDESTALS" ON OUR VACANT PARCEL. ( one of the last tactical improvements to make to it look bodacious)
