5 Benefits of gardening for your health and wellbeing / Updates / July 25, 2023 1: Better physical health through activity and exercise, strengthening your muscles to improve mobility2: Improvement to your mental health, with a real feeling of purpose and achievement whilst out in the fresh air3: Reduces feelings of isolation and exclusion by connecting with others and being in a group or with someone else4: Learning and gaining new skills to help you in your own garden and increase opportunities of employment5: Simply the enjoyment and good feeling you get from being surrounded by nature in the great outdoors