garden

How does your garden grow? Many people enjoy the products of a garden like flowers, herbs, and vegetables. In addition to a beautiful harvest, gardens also help us grow a healthy life. Mindfulness practices can be used to overcome challenges as well as increase wellbeing and delight in the both the garden and life.

Botanica, Gardening for the Mind, Body and Spirit

Stark County Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Saturday, September 27, 2025

Life Lessons from the Garden for Mind, Body & Spirit Handout

Additional Resources from presentation:

From the presentation: Three Things by Chris Bergman
Sacred Grounds
Toledo Lucas County (TLC) Raingarden Initiative – what is a rain garden?
Blog – Life is a Journey. So is a Labyrinth. includes links to a variety of resources including:
- Printable Labyrinth from World Labyrinth Day
- World-wide Labyrinth Locator
A Day of Mini Mindfulness Practices (blog with links to practices)

Gardening is an activity for all ages, abilities, spaces, and backgrounds. While it’s enjoyable to dream about all the seeds, plants, and tools that could be purchased for the garden, there are just as many options that can be saved, reused, or shared. These examples are certainly not exhaustive. Use this as a starting point to decide on your best upcycled tools for the family garden. Check here for other ideas for reusing over recycling from NC State Extension.