By Rebecca Mead
As Britain began enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns, purchases of gardening supplies began going up. The British have long had private and public gardens. But studies have found that gardening can also have a calming effect.
This may be in part because of the perpetual growth of plants during this uncertain time. Growing plants has also been found to have been helpful to soldiers in trenches during World War II and those with PTSD. Even rats have been observed to be more energetic around nature rather than typically cage fixtures.
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