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NGIA results are in, Aussies still love gardens and see them as beneficial to health

  •  17 August 2009
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NGIA results are in, Aussies still love gardens and see them as beneficial to health

NURSERY & Garden Industry Australia (NGIA) says its research commissioned for the Life is a Garden initiative highlights the changing scope of the Australian backyard.

According to NGIA, based on Newspoll results released on a survey of over 1,200 respondents in July 2009, it found 40% associated their gardens with doing their bit for the environment.

NGIA says city dwellers are 5% more likely to see the benefit of gardens to personal wellbeing compared to Australians living in the country. A third of Australians have balcony and potted gardens as more inner city dwellers adopt green life into their living space and actively incorporate plants into their space-poor homes.

While the landscape of the Australian backyard constantly changes and evolves, the love of gardens remains untouched. To this end, 86% of Australians believe that the health, wellbeing and relaxation benefit gardens provide is the top reason to spend time in backyards.

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