Abstract Research has found that natural environments within urban areas are associated with benefits for human health and wellbeing. However, most studies have primarily focused on publically accessible green space. Less is known about domestic gardens, which in the UK comprise a high proportion of land cover in urban areas and could form a resource for health promotion. This study analysed secondary data from the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey, a representative survey of the English population (n = 7,814). We investigated the relationships between garden access and use and: general health; evaluative and eudaimonic wellbeing; meeting physical activity guidelines; and visiting nature in the last week. Statistical models included a range of individual and area-level socio-demographic variables. Compared to no garden access, access to a private garden was associated with better evaluative wellbeing, and people with access to a private space such as a balcony, yard or patio were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Respondents who reported both gardening and using a garden to relax also reported better health and wellbeing, more physical activity, and more nature visits than those who did not. These findings indicate that domestic gardens are a potential health resource and are not necessarily substituted for by other natural environments, highlighting the importance of their provision alongside green space in urban policy and planning.

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花时间在花园里与健康和福祉呈正相关：英格兰一项全国调查的结果

摘要 研究发现，城市地区的自然环境与人类健康和福祉相关。然而，大多数研究主要集中在公共绿地。对家庭花园知之甚少，在英国，家庭花园在城市地区的土地覆盖率很高，可以形成促进健康的资源。本研究分析了来自自然环境参与监测 (MENE) 调查的二手数据，这是一项对英国人口 (n = 7,814) 的代表性调查。我们调查了花园的使用和使用之间的关系： 一般健康；评价性和幸福感；符合体育活动指南；并在上周参观大自然。统计模型包括一系列个人和地区层面的社会人口变量。与无法进入花园相比，进入私人花园与更好的评估幸福感相关，并且可以进入私人空间（如阳台、院子或露台）的人更有可能符合体育活动指南。报告说同时从事园艺和使用花园来放松的受访者还报告说，与没有从事园艺工作的受访者相比，他们的健康状况更好、进行了更多的体育锻炼以及更多的自然参观。这些发现表明，家庭花园是一种潜在的健康资源，不一定会被其他自然环境所取代，突出了在城市政策和规划中与绿地一起提供的重要性。院子或露台更有可能符合体育活动指南。报告说同时从事园艺和使用花园来放松的受访者还报告说，与没有从事园艺工作的受访者相比，他们的健康状况更好，进行了更多的体育锻炼，以及更多的自然风光。这些发现表明，家庭花园是一种潜在的健康资源，不一定会被其他自然环境所取代，突出了在城市政策和规划中与绿地一起提供的重要性。院子或露台更有可能符合体育活动指南。报告说同时从事园艺和使用花园来放松的受访者还报告说，与没有从事园艺工作的受访者相比，他们的健康状况更好、进行了更多的体育锻炼以及更多的自然参观。这些发现表明，家庭花园是一种潜在的健康资源，不一定会被其他自然环境所取代，突出了在城市政策和规划中与绿地一起提供的重要性。