Encourage your clients to get out their gardening gear this month.
April is National Gardening Month – and Earth Day and Arbor Day are April 22 and April 26, respectively.
A 1986 presidential proclamation announced the first National Garden Week.
National Garden Month celebrates the power of plants. In urban neighborhoods, plants and flowers have proven to reduce crime. Research shows patients who garden recover more quickly and feel more hopeful. Educators overwhelmingly report that behavioral problems diminish and responsibility flourishes in children's gardens.
For more information on National Garden Month and how your company or your clients can celebrate, visit: www.nationalgardenmonth.org.
The author is a contributing editor to Lawn & Landscape magazine and can be reached at acybulski@lawnandlandscape.com.