April is National Garden Month

April marks National Garden Month, and the National Gardening Association is encouraging individuals, communities and organizations to celebrate.

The association has posted “101 ways to celebrate” on its website to give people ideas to get started.

“Gardeners know, and research confirms, that nurturing plants is good for us: attitudes toward health and nutrition improve, kids perform better at school, and community spirit grows,” the NGA wrote on its website.

Here are a few ways people can ring in the gardening season (and ideas to inspire your customers, too):

Participate in Plant a Row for the Hungry

Organize a group clean-up to spruce up a neighborhood or park

Plant a garden that attracts pollinators

Plant edibles

For more ideas, visit the National Gardening Association’s website, www.nationalgardenmonth.org, and look for the “101 ways to celebrate” section on the homepage.