Why Plants

What Can Plants Do For You?

Interior plants play a big role in making modern buildings pleasanter places to be.  From both health and aesthetical points of view interior landscaping can be a huge plus point for your company and its staff.

• ‘97% of employees felt healthier and better motivated when working in areas with plants in’ – Dr Lohr, University of Washington.
• Indoor plants provide a healthier working environment, a better working atmosphere, and help strengthen your company’s image.
• Reduce headaches, dry skin, eye irritation and sore or dry throats with interior landscaping.
• Plants for offices can help lead to a reduction in absenteesism and staff sickness.
• Absorb harmful toxins such as benzene that lead to Sick Building Syndrome.

Independent research has proven that interior plants for offices and other commercial locations have a positive effect on the morale, productivity and health of both the employer and the employees. Interior landscaping has also been scientifically proven to improve workers’ creativity and sense of well being, which in turn enhances the performance and profitability of the company in which they work.  Indoor plants help achieve this by absorbing harmful toxins, dusts and chemicals from the air such as benzene and releasing oxygen in their place. 

Interior landscaping helps in other ways too.  Indoor plants also raise humidity and assist in reducing ambient noise levels. Combining benefits such as the reduction of headaches, stress, dry skin, and fatigue with aesthetical ones, with interior planting helping to make indoor environments far more relaxing and enjoyable to be in and it is not surprising that studies have shown indoor plants help give staff an increased perception of working in a pleasant environment. Another study showed that absence from work could be reduced by 10% through the installation of interior plants displays.

Exterior planting can also help to enhance and add to the exterior of any premises.  Whether you want Plant Plan to provide grounds maintenance of existing beds, install designer planters and plants outside your reception entrance, or provide screen planting to help give privacy to diners eating at busy restaurants Plant Plan have a solution and the skills to meet every requirement.