Plant a tree or start a small garden.

“Not just you! I loved container gardening but hated yard work until we bought our first place a few years ago… it was like a switch was flipped. I became obsessed with gardening almost immediately. I think we’re meant to spend time with our hands in the dirt. It beings me a kind of solace and satisfaction I don’t experience with my other hobbies.”

“Not only is it fun, but I find it relaxing. Especially after a long day or hard week. You can be out in the garden watering or pulling weeds. Gardening is addictive for me. I started with a few plants and ended up with over 40 fruit plants, elderberry, blueberries, honeyberry, currant, cherry bushes, apple trees. And now a vegetable garden. Every year I add more things.”

“I’m grateful that my grandma would give me little squash and cucumber plants as a kid that I would try to grow in a small raised bed I convinced my parents to get me. Now, at 18, I’ve built my own improved raised garden with 63 square feet and I’m officially the groundskeeper at my parents’ house. Over the years my garden has become a spiritual haven for myself, and the motivation for me to study environmental science.”