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Homes & Gardens
Tenielle Jordison

These 5 gardening activities are guaranteed to help you beat your January blues – we promise they're all joyful and easy to do

Gardening activities for joy.

January 20 marks Blue Monday 2025. It comes around every third Monday of January and is claimed to be the most depressing day of the year. That doesn't mean we're all doomed to feel gloomy today, though, as there are plenty of ways to beat the blues away. The Gardens team at H&G have the perfect solution - getting out in our yards with easy and enjoyable garden projects to raise our spirits.

Whether you're an avid gardener with a long list of gardening goals for the year ahead or you've never picked up trowel before in your life, we promise choosing to spend time with plants this month will make you feel good. In fact, there are several ways gardening can improve mental health and physical health.

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