Introduction

Living in the city can be hectic and at times stressful. If you’re not feeling that you’re getting enough fresh air, gardening can give you a moment to escape and gain a new perspective. One of the best parts about having a garden is that it doesn’t have to be inside your home or apartment. It can be as simple as having an outdoor plant stand on your balcony or if you are lucky enough to have one – a backyard garden. With minimal efforts and just an hour or two of your time, you can find yourself enjoying some potted plants, flowers and/or vegetables right outside your front door.

A Balcony or Backyard Garden

Being able to step outside your home and breathe in some fresh air is a great way to relax and unwind. You can also get some exercise, vitamin D, and help the environment by growing your own plants.

Gardening can be done on any type of balcony or backyard space. It’s important that you choose plants that are suitable for the climate you live in, but there are many different things you can grow on your balcony or yard depending how much time and space you have available:

Oxygen-producing Plants

The first step in making your home more eco-friendly is to add oxygen-producing plants. Plants produce oxygen through a process called photosynthesis, which takes place when they absorb carbon dioxide and convert it into sugar. Since humans are breathing machines (or at least, we breathe in order to live), we need oxygen to survive.

With that said, let’s get started on some of the best plants you can use at home! We’ll start by looking at some of the most popular types of indoor plants that produce a lot of O2 (oxygen). These include:

• Ficus Benjamina: An elegant bonsai that thrives indoors year-round with proper care
• Dracaena Warneckei: A tropical plant with an upright shape perfect for apartments or offices
• Philodendron Aureum & Philodendron Wendtii: Large varieties from the same family as philodendrons are often used as hanging baskets due to their long vine-like stems

Sunlight

Sunlight is one of the most important elements for any plant. In fact, plants need sunlight to produce oxygen and food. Plants also use sunlight to produce medicine, vitamins and antioxidants. Sunlight helps with photosynthesis which allows plants to grow and thrive.

Improve your Mood

Gardening is a great way to get some exercise, relax and improve your mood. If you don’t have time for a full garden, then even planting something such as a single seedling in a pot can make all the difference.

There are many benefits of gardening that impact our physical health as well as our mental wellbeing. Gardening has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and depression; it can also boost creativity which is important for improving memory function.

Gardening is also linked with better sleep quality because it helps promote relaxation.

Bring Good Vibes with Feng Shui

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese philosophy that aims to create a harmonious environment. The practice of feng shui involves the manipulation of energy and space, which can be used to improve the health of your plants, improve your mood and just generally make your home a more positive place. The five elements are water, wood, fire, earth and metal; these elements are represented by different colors and shapes. For example:

• Water is blue or green
• Wood is yellow
• Fire is red
• Earth is brown or black; this element also represents metal in some cases

Using these symbols as a guide for where you would like each plant placed will ensure that there’s an even flow of energy throughout the room. When arranging furniture around indoor plants consider leaving some space around them so they can receive fresh air from nearby windows or open doors without being blocked off from their source of nourishment.

Decorations for your Garden

Decorations for your garden can be anything from a statue to a bird feeder, you just have to decide what you want to attract. If you want birds in your garden, then it’s best to put up bird feeders. You can also use wind chimes or even string lights if you want some ambiance at night, which will also help with attracting insects into the garden during the summer months when it gets dark out earlier than usual.

If you’re looking for something more permanent, such as an arbor or archway over an entryway into your yard (pictured below), then consider building such structures yourself using wood beams and other materials that’ll withstand weather conditions over time without rotting away quickly under rainstorms or snowfall conditions like those experienced throughout most areas in northern America during winter months (excluding those living near coastlines).

A Terrarium to Bring Nature Indoors

A terrarium is a small enclosed space, usually made of glass or plastic. It can be used to grow a variety of plants, including mosses and ferns. In nature, a terrarium is an area where plants grow in an enclosed environment that’s not exposed to the elements.

A terrarium will help you bring nature into your home—and it’s easy enough for anyone to do! Here are some tips for making one:

• Choose a container (or multiple containers) that’s large enough for both plants and soil. You might even consider using different-sized containers so that you can add layers at different times as the plant grows bigger.
• Use sand or gravel as drainage material instead of soil; this will help keep your plants from getting too wet or too dry during watering sessions.
• Pick out some fun décor items like rocks, stones or other natural objects for decoration around the plant itself!

Gardens can be a wonderful way to relax and breathe in some fresh air.

Gardens can be a wonderful way to relax and breathe in some fresh air. It’s easy to forget how much we miss the outdoors when we’re working so hard, so here’s a fun list of ideas on how you can use your yard or balcony space to help you de-stress:

• Use herbs and flowers as ingredients in a homemade tea blend; then, sit outside with a cup of this relaxing beverage on your balcony or back porch.
• Sit down next to one of your plants with some gardening gloves (or even just an old pair of socks), and water it for about 20 minutes each day – letting yourself get lost in the therapeutic process will help relieve stress!

Conclusion

There are many other ways to enjoy nature and escape the indoors, but starting with a garden is a good first step. Don’t forget that all of these plants also help clean the air around you as well!