Happy earth day from Humony

Earth Day has come again, and we're celebrating by showing you one of our latest eco updates to the office!
We've added house plants to our office decor.

Houseplants not only provide a soothing decorative addition to the space, but actually have a positive impact on the environment too.
Houseplants have the ability to literally purify your air! 
“Plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunshine to make glucose – the food that gives them the energy they need to grow. As part of the food-making process, they release oxygen into the air, so they are essentially recycling the indoor air. But even more importantly, plants can remove toxins from the air, and they do so when they expel moisture through the plant leaves. The plant uses the pumping action that the release of water vapor creates to suck moisture back into the roots of plants. As the plant does this, it pulls air towards the roof; it sucks up the contaminated air where plant roots then absorb it.” - Fitleaf.com 

This also helps cool down the room the plants are in, reducing the amount you’ll have to fire on the air conditioning!
 

That's not all, plants are proven to have numerous health benefits too.

“According to a 2014 study that was conducted at the University of Exeter, researchers looked at the mood, overall job satisfaction and productivity of participants who worked in offices in the UK and the Netherlands. They wanted to assess the workers’ perceptions of their job satisfaction, concentration, and their perception of the air quality in their offices. They compared the responses and found that respondents felt more satisfied with their jobs, felt that the air quality was better and that they were better able to concentrate when surrounded by plants. The researchers observed that the respondents were 15% more productive when they worked in an environment where plants were present.” - Fitleaf.com 

This Earth Day, consider treating your office to some houseplants, you’ll not only be decorating your space, but also improving air quality, reducing the office temperature and improving your coworker’s moods! 

Some of our favourite plants for beginners are:

• Monstera Deliciosa (The Swiss Cheese Plant)
• Ficus Elastica (The Rubber Tree)
• Aloe Vera
• Nephrolepsis Exaltata (The Boston Fern)
• Epipremnum Aureum (Pothos Plant)
• Sansevieria Rifisciata (Snake Plant)
• Chlorophytum Comosum (Spider Plant)

Happy Earth Day readers!
Article Written by Marissa Carter