Plants and fresh flowers not only look good in any shelf or corner; have you ever wondered what are some benefits of having them in your home?
Here is a list of 8 benefits of having plants and flowers near you:
1) Plants Provide a Natural Fragrance
It's the most basic benefit of all, as well as by which many flowers and plants are distinguished. When we want to give our home or work a very pleasant aroma, an easy and beautiful way to do this is to use flowers.
It is very important to take into account that flowers' scent is natural, therefore better, since deodorizers sold in stores may contain some negative health effects, in addition to the fact that most are a significant source of contamination.
Plants and flowers, decorate the place where they are and also, provide a natural and safe aroma.
Some of the most fragrant flowers are lilies, stock, some varieties of roses, and peonies.
2) Flowers and Plants Improve Your Mood and Can Help Against Depression
We all know that the act of sending and receiving flowers strengthens the bonds in relationships. The gesture of sending flowers can mean many things, both as an act of friendship or love. In our experience, we can assure you that it is a very beautiful way to express yourself. People who receive flowers can experience a huge wave of feelings, from empathy, happiness, joy and even love.
For people suffering from depression, flowers are not only a distraction in their daily routine, but they're also a reminder that there are people who love and care about them, and who hope they will recover soon.
Taking care of plants, like watering them, pruning them, and watching them sprout or bloom is a highly therapeutic process and can make people feel better.
What are you waiting for to send get-well flowers?
3) Plants Increase Relaxation and Good Moods
The emotional benefits of plants and flowers are due to their color and fragrance.
Surely you've heard that colors influence our mood. Well, the same thing happens with flowers. For example, soft colors tend to calm us, while the more intense ones tend to increase our perception of energy.
In terms of aroma, flowers tend to get us in a good mood and relax us. Lavender is well-known for its relaxing benefits, as well as chamomile, and some other flowers which are highly used for therapeutic purposes.
So if you want to evoke feelings of sympathy, choose light or pastel colors, but if you need to evoke love or passion choose darker colors like red or burgundy.
4) Plants Purify The Air
As we know, through the process of photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the environment and transform it into oxygen, which complements the respiratory process of humans, since we need oxygen and we exhale carbon dioxide.
This is how plants improve the quality of the air we have inside our home.
Send a plant as a get-well gift from our selection; succulents and orchids are also great at cleansing the air and removing toxins!
5) Plants Help Us Breathe Better
As part of their nature, plants provide humidity to the environment, which is reflected in the reduction of levels of dryness in the environment and dust particles in our home.
With this, respiratory problems such as coughing can be avoided. Keep in mind that some plants, like lilies, and very fragrant ones, can provoke allergies. So if this is your case, you might want to choose hypoallergenic plants like orchids, and succulents which provide the same benefits.
6) Plants and Flowers Help Reduce Feelings of Fatigue
Plants remove smoke, pathogenic and volatile microorganisms, and capture dust, reducing their presence in the air by up to 20%. With this cleansing, the feeling of fatigue that we experience when we are in a charged atmosphere, is reduced.
There is a detailed explanation on this from The National Center for Biotechnology Information that literally says "The use of indoor plants could prove to be a cost-efficient way of indoor air-purification that could be adapted for a variety of environments with no need for special requirements and can also add an aesthetic value that can have an indirect impact on human health".
7) Plants Reduce Noise
Plants absorb sounds especially in closed places and with hard floors, thus reducing noise pollution and generating a double benefit since they also clean the air. There are many places that are researching this benefit like The Gardening Know How, who recommends using plants around your home as sound blockers.
8) Plants Increase Productivity at Work
Studies have shown that working with plants around us help decrease absenteeism and increase employee efficiency and productivity.
Now that we are working from home and have more time to take care for them, what are you waiting for?
If you're not very good with plants or are just starting, a good plant for beginners is the Snake Plant or Sansevieria. Snake plants, in our experience, require the minimum amount of attention. They can survive in dark places and don't require much sunlight. Other kinds of succulents are good to start too.
So don't hesitate much longer and buy yourself some plants, and in a while, your boss will be more relaxed and in a better mood, due to your improved productivity.
Warning: plants don't work magic, but they do help.
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