Riad Gardens Nursery

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from our garden to yours!

07/12/2023

Time to put your indoor plants into new pots? We have planters with drip trays available.

07/12/2023

Unpacking some new stock just in time for Christmas!

03/11/2023

We have new roses in stock!

If there is a specific rose you would like let us know.

15/10/2023

12/09/2023

We have new stock!
Open Wednesday to Sunday @ Copper Kettle Koperfontein.

01/09/2023

Happy Spring Day!

30/05/2023

RESEARCHERS STUDIED THE EFFECTS OF HORTICULTURAL THERAPY (HT)

Hospital patients with plants in their room display less fatigue and pain, shorter hospitalization, less anxiety, and higher hospital and room satisfaction.

Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain who participated in a 4-week horticultural therapy program experienced an increase in mental and physical health as well as an improved ability to cope with chronic pain.

A study of children with Attention Deficit Disorder who played in windowless indoor settings had significantly more severe symptoms than those who played in grassy, outdoor spaces.

Patients with clinical depression who participated in routine therapeutic gardening activities experienced a reduction of severity of depression, and increased attentional capacity, benefits that lasted up to three months after the program ended.

Gardening may be a preventative measure to help reduce the onset of dementia; gardening on a daily basis was found to reduce risk factors for dementia by 36%.

Dementia patients who have access to gardens are less likely to display aggression or experience injuries as well as improved sleep patterns, balanced hormones, and decreased agitation.

https://depts.washington.edu/hhwb/Thm_Healing.html
Image from Northern Gardener

25/05/2023

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