Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker).

As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.
Thanks!

Click here for a guide on disabling your adblocker.

Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber
Study results

"Adults surrounded by houseplants are more productive and happier"

According to studies, those who are surrounded by houseplants are more productive and happier. According to a survey of 2,000 adults, the ideal working environment includes a variety of plants (40 percent), bright colors (32 percent), and decorative stationery (27 percent).

More than half say being surrounded by greenery makes them feel more productive, and 60% say it makes them feel happy in general, while more than two-thirds say plants are good for their mental health.

It’s no secret that being outside and surrounded by nature can help you feel better and reduce stress, so it’s fantastic to learn that bringing the outdoors inside can have the same effect.

According to expert James Wong, being surrounded by plants can benefit people’s moods and wellbeing because houseplants’ rich green color can alleviate tension, pain, and improve self-worth.

Having a live item to focus on and nurture, according to James, also functions as a mindfulness exercise, which can help ease tension and anxiety.

The Joy Of Plants, a website, commissioned the research to launch the Houseplant Hideout at BOXPARK, Shoreditch. “As a botanist, I am captivated by the expanding amount of scientific evidence that supports what this new consumer research reveals – that being with plants may substantially improve both mental and physical health,” said James Wong, an ethnobotanist, presenter, and garden designer.

“The effect of houseplants appears to work on a number of interrelated levels, and the greatest part is that having a lovely home is the sole side effect of this therapy.”

More than half of those asked believe it is crucial to have greenery in their workplace, according to the report.

Read the complete article at www.brinkwire.com.

Publication date: