Adding ornamental plants to your front garden can help you be happier
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Growing just a few ornamental plants — such as daffodils or petunias — in a bare front garden can make people feel happier and less stressed, a study found.
Experts led from the Royal Horticultural Society planted blooms including azaleas, clematis and lavender in yards in low-income areas of Salford, Greater Manchester.
They then monitored the stress levels of the residents participating in the study — and explored how the additions to their gardens made them feel.
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Growing just a few ornamental plants ¿ such as daffodils or petunias, pictured ¿ in a bare front garden can make people feel happier and less stressed, a study found (stock image)
The researchers recruited 42 residents — involving a total of 38 gardens — for the study, although some received their plants only after a year as so that they