Gardening for Health and Pleasure

Just Joey

Gardening for Health and Pleasure has been an integral part of my life.

In my younger days, I was a long distance runner and sailor and I have been a Family Doctor for 51 years.. Living healthily has always been important in my life.

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Gardening has been part of my fitness programme; as I have become older, this has been my main way of exercising. Growing my own vegetables has been and continues to be one of my joys. Walking through my garden admiring the beautiful plants and flowers gives me great pleasure. The attached picture of a rose (Just Joey)is from my garden.        

Gardening's Origin

Gardening has been on the agenda since the days of Creation

In Genesis the first book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible we read;

“Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden,......The Lord God planted all sorts of beautiful  trees there in the garden, trees producing the choicest of fruit.  At the centre of the garden He placed the Tree of Life and also the Tree of Conscience, giving knowledge of Good and Bad.” (Gen 2:8-9 LB)

“The Lord God placed man in the Garden of Eden as its gardener, to tend and care for it. But the Lord God gave the man this warning:  “ You may eat any fruit in the garden except fruit from the Tree of Conscience- for its fruit will open your eyes to make you aware of right and wrong,  good and bad. If you eat its fruit , you will be doomed to die.” (Gen2:15-17. Living Bible)

Just let your imagination run riot and picture what the Garden of Eden must have been like.


Australian Lorikeet feeding on a Grevillia Shrub

All those magnificent plants, shrubs and trees.

The bird-life and animals.

Australian grown Fruit

Does your mouth water when you think of those delicious fruits - strawberries, blue berries, pineapple, watermelon, apricots, peaches, pears  and crunchy apples.

Clivia

Do you go into raptures when you think of red Roses, blue Delphiniums , glorious Azalias and Camelias , just to mention a few.

What about those healthy and nutritious Peas , Beans, Carrots , Cabbage , Broccoli and Squash?

Spice market. Istanbul. Turkey

Don’t forget all those aromatic Herbs and Spices which supply colour and flavour to so many dishes.

I have always been a keen gardener and gardening has been a great means of relaxation for me.

The bonus has been the eating  those delicious, fresh vegetables, free of pesticides and other chemical used in commercial production, delighting in the beautiful perfumed flowers in the garden and enjoying the cut flowers in my home.

In future  articles, I plan to show you the health benefits of  the everyday fruits and vegetables you eat and how to make gardening an pleasure instead of a chore

I will show you how to grow your own no matter how small your garden plot, no matter your age or physical limitations.

I want you to discover Gardening for Health and Pleasure

Doc Bill