7 Plants For Your Home Office That Can Actually Improve Your Health!
Working from home can be very stressful due to the loss of boundaries between work and house chores. That’s why it is important to incorporate a little life and stress-reliever into your work space. A low maintenance houseplant (that can thrive even in low light areas and does not wither even after a missed watering), is a great way to add warmth and coziness to your corner. [1]
Benefits of Keeping Plants in your Home Office
Relieves Stress and Anxiety
Having plants inside your work space can certainly relieve some of the stress you get from your daily activities, both for your work and your house [2]. They can alleviate tension because you’ll get a feeling of peace and relaxation.
Boost Air Quality
Indoor plants not only look gorgeous, but they are also beneficial to the air you breathe in your house.[3] They can purify the air and reduce pollution since they absorb carbon dioxide and as a by-product, give us oxygen.
Promotes Exercise
Gardening is a fun way to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. According to Harvard Medical School, 30 minutes of gardening (in general) can burn 135 calories for a 125-pound person. [4]
Improves Mood
Human beings tend to feel livelier and more encouraged when they are surrounded with nature. Taking care of a plant inside your house is the best and easier way to bring nature closer to your home. Gardening is like a constant reminder of our connection to Mother Earth and helps us realize the importance of life (in all forms), thus relieving symptoms of depression.
7 Plants For Your Home Office
Here are some of the most hardy plants to add into your home office:
1) Cacti
If this is the first time taking care of plants, cacti is the best choice for a novice like you. They thrive on natural light and you only need to water it once a week. Place them near your window and it will bless you with efflorescence in the future.
2) Pothos
These hard-to-kill plants give out gorgeous foliage even if you place them in the darkest corner of your room. They can be potted as hanging plants or let them climb to a pole. Try to collect all their varieties and one day, your office space will turn out to be a home jungle soon enough.
3) Spider Plants
Do you have a windowless home office space and feel like no plants will survive? Then spider plants are perfect for you. They like indirect light and tend to burn their leaves when placed under a direct, bright light. They also don’t like to be overwatered so you can go a few days without bathing them.
4) Snake Plants
These beautiful vertical plants are known to survive low light levels and drought. Just place them in any corner, forget about them and you can see that they will still thrive. But be careful not to put them outside during rainy seasons. They hate too much water. Tips for these plants, better dry than wet.
5) Bamboo
Also known as the “Lucky Bamboo” plant, this plant can give your space some Feng Shui boost. Aside from that, this plant does not need too much sunlight to thrive. You can plant it in a pot of soil or in a glass of water. Either way, they grow rapidly even without too much attention.
6) Peace Lily
This lovely flowering plant is surprisingly easy to grow. You can make them happy by making sure that the soil is always moist (but do not overwater! It will wither if you do!) and mist their leaves regularly. Soon after, it will give you beautiful white flowers.
7) Philodendrons
Philodendrons have more than a hundred varieties. But what’s common about all of them is that they are sturdy and hardy plants. They can adapt in almost all conditions as long as you give them some love. They give the most obvious clues on what they need. Underwater? Their leaves will wilt. Overwater? Their leaves will turn yellow. Watch out for these signs and you’ll have the happiest plant in or out of your home.
Green-thumb or not, these plants are going to survive even in the worst conditions (lighting, humidity and temperature). Watching them grow from a single leaf to a magnificent foliage can definitely give warmth to your house (and your heart).
Conclusion
So, if you are working from home, and feeling a bit down and sluggish, this is the perfect time to get yourself one (or more) of the easy-to-care plants from your plant nursery. Turn your dark and boring work corner into a more lively and aesthetic-looking space.
References
1) Best Office Plants” House Beautiful. Retrieved August 10, 2021 from: https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/gardening/g3716/best-office-plants/
2) “Plants Improve Mental Physical Health” Hside, Retrieved August 10, 2021 from: https://hside.org/plants-improve-mental-physical-health/
3) “ Diet and Weight Loss”, Harvard Health, Retrieved August 10, 2021 from: https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities
4) “Office Plants Benefits”, Ambius. Retrieved August 10, 2021 from: https://www.ambius.com/indoor-plants/office-plants/benefits/