Besides enhancing your decor, plants have health benefits. Today’s air-tight buildings often become polluted with toxic chemicals found in glues, carpeting, plastics, fabrics, wall coverings and furniture, leading to allergies, fatigue, headaches, and other health problems. Recent NASA studies have confirmed that plants can help boost productivity as they actually “clean” our indoor air.
In addition, psychologists have learned that the color green has a positive effect on our health: it lowers the blood pressure, calms the nervous system, and relieves anxiety. Consequently, interiorscape plantings help decrease stress and facilitate concentration.