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NATURE’S ANTI-DEPRESSANT IS COLOUR ✦ We hear from Greenbourne Nursery on bringing flower power in bright colours.
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hile we are all spending a lot more time at home (because of lockdowns) there is a way to bring instant joy and happiness into our lives by planting nature’s antidepressant… COLOUR. Now just as we need it, the perfect season for garden colour presents itself, Spring, thank goodness for Spring!
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Petunias
Apart from just general happiness, scientists have found that the vibrant colours which can also be accompanied with scent is responsible for triggering an endorphin release within the body. Studies suggested that people were naturally calmer when in the presence of various colour groups and ultimately had a longer and more restful sleep at night. The studies even found that people had positive emotive responses even when they planned on attending a flower market or nursery. Let’s hear from Greenbourne Nursery on bringing flower power in bright colours.
Petunias Petunias will provide you with an absolute abundance of colourful trumpet shaped flowers. Gone are the days of simple pinks and reds, Petunias come in nearly every colour imaginable. Some have stripes and some have speckles.
Marigolds Marigolds are a cheerful, easy-to-grow annual plant with daisy or carnation-like flower heads that are produced singly or in clusters. Don’t forget to deadhead your marigolds to keep the blooms coming. These flowers are the spendthrifts among annuals, bringing a wealth of gold, copper, and brass into our gardens. Also, the underground workings of the marigold are known to repel harmful nematodes (microscopic worms) that attack the roots of garden vegetables.
Perennial power Plants that give you colour year after year and by definition live for more than two years. They’re easy to grow, and once you plant them, they’ll keep on coming back every spring to fill your landscape with their beautiful flowers and foliage. Plants range in size from ground-covering and clump-forming varieties just a few centimetres high, right up to statuesque giants a couple of metres tall.
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