Covid-19 has left many of us feeling stressed out or anxious, and it's definitely taking a toll on our well-being. But research across the world is increasingly supporting the view that nature, plants and just a touch of greenery in our lives, can counter these negative emotions. As we stay home more during this CMCO, we explore whether nature and gardening does indeed have consoling powers.



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Covid-19 has left many of us feeling stressed out or anxious, and it's definitely taking a toll on our well-being. But research across the world is increasingly supporting the view that <a href="https://theconversation.com/house-plants-were-our-link-with-nature-in-lockdown-now-they-could-change-how-we-relate-to-the-natural-world-147637">nature, plants and just a touch of greenery in our lives, can counter these negative emotions.</a> As we stay home more during this CMCO, we explore whether <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/03/nature-got-us-through-lockdown-heres-how-it-can-get-us-through-the-next-one">nature and gardening does indeed have consoling powers</a>.

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