Grow Yourself Healthy
Illustrations: Vicki Turner

In our new series, Grow Yourself Healthy, we're looking in detail at the ways in which gardening can improve both your mental and physical health.
Check out the first of this six-part series, on beating stress, in the April 2019 issue of BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, on sale Thursday 21 March.
Plus, find inspiration below in our collection of stress-busting projects, features and videos for April...
Decreasing anxiety
Watch and listen to garden wildlife, enjoy colour and take in textures and scents.
Boosting your mood
Release your body's own natural feel-good hormone with a spot of therapeutic garden maintenance and DIY...
More feel-good content for BBC Gardeners' World Magazine subscribers.

Look out for more ways to Grow Yourself Healthy in the next five issues of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine:
- May 2019: Gardening for better sleep
- June: Gardening for happiness
- July: Gardening for a healthy body
- August: Gardening for an active mind
- September: Gardening for a healthy gut
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