Introduction

If you live in a big city, chances are, you are no stranger to houses that don’t leave much for green spaces. When you spend a lot of time inside the confines of a home, a bit of fresh air and flora is what you need. Fortunately, a terrace garden is exactly what the doctor ordered. From enjoying the open air with sunlight caressing you, to growing vegetables and herbs for one’s kitchen garden, they can be that oasis of calm that soothes the body and soul.

At GoodEarth Modern Times, our homes come with ample terrace garden space to help you craft the green space of your dreams. One where your family and you can spend wonderful times in the company of nature and serenity.

And why have we done this? Read on to find out.

Dust and particulate matter protection

A recent study has proven that plants, shrubs and trees can significantly reduce pollution and particulate matter by trapping them and repelling them in some instances. This occurs due to the leaf structure providing extensive surface area to attract and capture dust. Plants with greater amount of pubescence and rough surface accumulate a higher amount of particulate matter and release fresh air. When they are planted close to each other, the effect is even greater. At GoodEarth Modern Times, our planting plans are lush and dense with the right combination of native flora that helps contribute to this process.

A flower garden on your terrace adds a dash of colour to your home

Flowers and plants are a great way to brighten up your apartment and make it feel more like home. You might not realize it, but flowers can also help clean the air in your apartment! Some flowers are fragrant, which helps keep the home odorous for visitors or even when you’re cooking. Other flowers also attract bees and other pollinators that help keep pests away from plants while contributing to the ecosystem. And of course isn’t it beautiful to watch a bee or butterfly flutter over the flowers as they search for nectar. Your terrace garden becomes a vibrant, organic space that is throbbing with life. At GoodEarth Modern Times, our Terrace gardens come with edging screen walls that create a picturesque look across the entire terrace boundary helping the flora to thrive.

You can grow your own herbs and vegetables.

If you are interested in gardening but don’t have a ground based garden or space to grow, a terrace garden can be the perfect solution. A terrace garden doesn’t have to be large or complicated—it just needs to meet your needs. You can grow herbs and vegetables and even hybrid fruit trees on your terrace. You can configure any type of combination that you want. A set of daily herbs, with cherry tomatoes and root based vegetables can be an excellent combination to start with. You can also add a slew of salad items to the mix. One of the main reasons we chose to allocate a large area to the terrace garden was for the health benefits that it provides.

Passive Cooling

Terrace gardens also contribute to passive cooling of the home and overall building. The shading provided by the plants reduces the heat factor of the building and when a breeze passes through the leaves, the surface temperature is reduced resulting in a cooler draught wafting through the home. All these factors significantly contribute towards shrinking the heat footprint of the building and home.

Gardening is a great way to get exercise.

Gardening can be good for your physical health. It can be a form of cardiovascular exercise, flexibility training and strength training all rolled into one.

• Cardiovascular health. Gardening has been shown to improve cardiovascular health. You can burn up to 600 calories per hour while gardening if you’re doing it right! That’s equivalent to jogging at 3 mph for 1 hour straight, or roughly 120 minutes of brisk walking.
• Flexibility training. Gardening offers many benefits for your body because it’s relatively low-impact compared to other forms of exercise such as running on treadmills at the gym which puts more stress on joints and muscles than necessary in order to make them stronger over time (especially if you’re new). One study showed that gardeners who worked with their hands had better flexibility than those who didn’t do any kind of physical activity at all!
• Muscle strength/endurance: Gardeners typically have stronger backs due do carrying heavy objects around in addition to bending over repeatedly throughout the day–which means more back pain relief after each session! In addition, this type of repetitive motion strengthens leg muscles so that they don’t fatigue as easily during long walks outside or when stress is placed upon them.

Terrace gardening allows you live a more sustainable life

One of the most important things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint is to garden sustainably. In this way, terrace gardening is an excellent choice, as it allows you to use sustainable strategies that will benefit both your garden and the environment. Some of the ways in which you can use sustainable practices in your terrace garden include:

• Reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides by using organic gardening techniques such as companion planting (placing plants together so they help each other grow).
• Compost or recycle garden products (such as compostable material from food scraps) instead of throwing them away.
• Grow native plants from your area so they require little maintenance and stay healthy inside on their own.

A terrace garden can be easy to start, relaxing and rewarding in many different ways

A terrace garden can be a wonderful thing. They provide you with fresh fruits and vegetables; they can help make a more beautiful home; you can use them to meditate, exercise or just relax in the sun.

At GoodEarth Modern Times, our homes come with terrace gardens and all the amazing benefits that will help transform your life for the better.