URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / November 2019 / Try a Winter Garden to Improve Mood Try a Winter Garden to Improve Mood No need to wait for spring to experience Mother Nature’s greenery; savor the rewards now with an indoor garden. This mood enhancer and positive distraction is easy and inexpensive to create. A Google image-search of "indoor garden ideas" will make you excited about getting started. Winter, with its shorter and grayer days, can be a difficult time for those who experience symptoms of depression. If that’s you, the delight of a small indoor winter garden and watching sprouts go from turf to table may be the uplift you need. (Seek counseling help if the blues linger on.) UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by Well-U, helping eligible individuals to assess issues, and provide short-term counseling and referrals. Keith Stein | 11/14/2019 You may also like Could You Be Depressed and Not Know It? Can We Talk? Buffering Effects of Cyberbullying When Your Coworker Seems Depressed