May 31, 2019 Why Do You Garden, Charles McIlvaine, Virginia Woolf, Martha Maxwell, Walt Whitman, This Compost, Photo Friday, Hosta Inventory, Calvin Lamborn and the invention of Sugar Snap Peas

The Daily Gardener · May 31, 2019 · 10m

Why do we garden?

This was a question that was posted in a Facebook group I belong to, and it received over 1400 responses.

The most popular were:

its calming

to bring beauty into my life

to connect with nature

healthy food

There's another benefit that many people often overlook: staying physically active.

If you take a look at your Fitbit after spending time in your garden, you'll realize it's a workout.

Brevities

#OTD It's the birthday of Charles McIlvaine born in Chester County Pennsylvania.

He was a captain in the Civil War, an author and a mycologist. He was born on this day in 1840…