Gardening provides a very long list of benefits for both humans and the environment. Apart from being enjoyed by everyone, gardening is an activity that everybody can do, not limited by different skills, age, nationality, or economic capability. In this sense, gardening is an activity that empowers people and unites all humans in our one common need to be in touch with nature.

The presence of gardens in our lives can improve our lifestyle, and brighten our daily, modern world that is often obscured by buildings and artificial, man-made structures. People are born with an instinctive need for the natural world.

Therefore, what is gardening and why is it important, for people, cultures, and the environment in general?

Ecological Balance – We know that plants and trees play an important role in our lives. The lush greenery not only generates a sense of vigour but also enhances and beautifies our outdoor surroundings. No wonder most homeowners and tenants today are growing aesthetically beautiful balcony gardens and adding elements like water and organic materials to add green space and a hint of nature to homes. 

Moreover, planting trees and maintaining green patches of grass also has a favourable benefit on society and nature. 

Functionality – When landscapes are planned and designed, architects make sure that besides being a creative design, it serves the purpose as well. Not just architects and designers, builders also employ landscape designers to build a beautiful landscape and lend an aesthetic touch to the apartment building. Children’s play area or an open gym is often part of the gated community landscapes. Beautifully designed landscapes make spaces for gazebos and seating areas where the elderly residents of the community can socialize and enjoy recreational activities.

Innovative Initiatives – These days cities have a shortage of spaces and most builders often build gated community apartments within a limited area of land. This leads to the housing complexes facing a shortage of areas to plan a landscape properly. Thus architects are planning innovative ways to incorporate landscaping within the property. Options like terrace gardens and vertical landscapes or green facades are the new norms in small and medium-scale residential complexes. These green walls not only give a spectacularly beautiful look and feel but also help in enlivening the ambience. Green walls can absorb heated gas in the air, lowering both indoor and outdoor temperatures and providing healthier indoor air quality as well as a more beautiful space.

Terrace Garden is a beautiful concept when transplanted on the roof of a building. It not only cools down the temperature of the overall building but has amazing sustainable benefits such as cleaning the city air, retaining rainwater, and increasing biodiversity.

Similarly, a vertical garden design also has several advantages when incorporated into the architecture of a residential apartment. It helps to reduce the carbon footprint of a building by filtering pollutants and carbon dioxide out of the air, which also benefits those living nearby as the quality of the air is improved.

Eco-friendly and Sustainability – According to the US Department of Energy, a well-planned landscape can reduce your air conditioning cost by 15% or more. Using trees with thick green foliage and bushes can help to block the sun from windows and walls; reducing air temperatures outside the home. Architects and landscape designers help save energy usage by properly placing shade trees; and planting groundcovers, trees, and shrubs to reduce the heat reflected from the ground to walls and windows. Shrubs and vines planted next to the house provide year-round insulation by creating an air space.

Includes an added value – As the concept of housing has changed over the years, landscape designs are becoming a new branding for residential real estate. Landscaping adds a ‘Curb appeal’ that plays a huge factor in getting apartments sold faster and at a higher price per square foot. Landscaping plays a vital role in “first impressions are important” when selling a property to a prospective home buyer. A study has proved that homes with landscaping and curb appeal can increase their perceived value by 5% – 11%. Green landscapes with multiple colourful flower beds, bushes, shrubs, and water bodies to complement the design look inviting and vibrant that will soon uplift the mood of any residents taking a long walk around or looking out through the balcony.

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