I recently read an article that stated doctors in the UK are urging us to avoid gardening or DIY jobs around the house during the coronavirus lockdown. They’re concerned that it might result in injuries that could add to the strain that hospitals are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It makes sense, and we all need to be doing everything we can to stay safe and support the NHS. Best to avoid any risky activities, only tackle those sort of DIY jobs if they are essential, and you know how to use the equipment safely. That said, whilst I won’t be getting the chainsaw out anytime soon, there is still plenty we can be doing during the current lockdown…

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These truly are worrying times, with the world gripped in the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are closed, social distancing is in place and we are on lockdown. For non key workers, the best thing we can do is support those around us, stay home and stay safe. One area the Lazy Susan team and I thought we could offer a little advice is with regard to the concept of a wellbeing garden. Creating a space outside that is beneficial to both our mental and physical wellbeing. We’d touched on this concept in our recent trend articles, and I’d planned to look at it in more detail before the Coronavirus lockdown, but now it seems more pertinent than ever. If we are going to be staying at home for the foreseeable weeks, maybe even months ahead, then our gardens will be come even more important to our health and wellbeing than they’ve ever been before…

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