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Is 2020 the year of the garden? Anecdotally, more people are expanding their gardens or testing whether they have a green thumb for the first time.

Garden centers and garden-related industries

 have reported an increase in seed and product sales during the pandemic. There’s even been talk of 

But the benefits aren’t just physical. Gardening, green spaces and plants can boost mental health as well. 

On Thursday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Kerri Miller will talk with two guests about the power of plants and talk with listeners about how to make their vegetables and blooms thrive.

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Gardens and plants — both indoors and outdoors — provide both physical rewards in the form of flowers and vegetables and mental ones like wellness. Two guests discuss the joy of gardening, especially during a pandemic.

The joy and health benefits of gardening

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