In the the survey, most gardeners seemed to either experience a heightened sense of joy and reassurance or feel more attuned to the natural world. This seemed to have positive therapeutic and psychological benefits, regardless of age or location.
Author Archives: Alessandro Ossola/University of California, Davis
Dr Alessandro Ossola is an ecologist and environmental scientist. His overarching research interests focus on urban forestry, plant ecology, technology, urban governance and sustainability. He is an Assistant Professor in Urban Science in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He is also a Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Dr Ossola is a former US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine NRC Associate within the National Risk Management Research Laboratory of the US Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) in Cincinnati, Ohio.