One plant, that's all it takes
12th January 2017One plant. That’s all it takes
As this is my first ever blog I thought “let’s keep this simple”. I work in an industry that is for ever changing as new designs, concepts and products flood our marketplace. The hot topic at the moment is Biophilic Design. Everyone is dropping in the term in office design circles and there is an ever increasing amount of information available on the subject. You will be forgiven in thinking that your office needs 100msq green wall, 250 palm trees, wooden clad meeting pods and glass slides that link one part of the office to another, passing outside the building and sweeping under the office pond to the coffee shop.
Yes, all of the above is great and I challenge anyone not to agree. But wow, how on earth can you encourage the office design team to think like that? Start simple. One plant. That’s all.
Just one plant can have a very positive effect on your mood. Plants make people happy. I could, and possible will in the future, write about the numerous research that has been conducted on having plants in the office, but I’m keeping this simple.
Below are three great plants that will improve your work station, cost very little, are easy to care for and will make you happy at work. Obviously if you consider yourself as being “already happy” at work then the plants will work hard for you in other ways. Having plants in the office has been proven to make people more creative and everybody could do with a bit more creativity. Jobs and projects piling up with deadlines looming? Stay focused and breath, your plant will benefit you, helping you to concentrate when trying to meet that deadline. That should, at the very least, make your boss happy.
And seriously, these plants are easy to look after. If you have ‘black thumbs’ or find yourself saying “I always kill my plants at home” these are the office plants for you.
Plant: Cactus
Sunlight: Bright
Water: Every Other Week
Perfect Placement: Windowsill
Perfect office worker: Sales exec clocking up the frequent flyer miles
Plant: Mother-in-laws tongue
Sunlight: Low to Bright, Indirect
Water: 1x/ 2 Weeks or Less
Perfect Placement: Desk top away from direct sunlight
Perfect office worker: Killer of plants
Plant: Zamia
Sunlight: Low to Bright, Indirect
Water: 1x/ 3 Week or Less
Perfect Placement: Anywhere
Perfect office worker: Black Thumb
Plant: Succulent
Sunlight: Bright
Water: 1x / Week
Perfect Placement: Desk
Perfect office worker: Creatives