Houseplants Can Create Healthier, More Productive Work Environment

How the hobby could improve your mood and health.

ONE THAT HAS REALLYTAKEN OFF ISCOLLECTING HOUSEPLANTS AND GARDENING.LOCAL NURSERIES SAYTHEIR BUSINESS HASGROWN SIGNIFICANTLYOVER THE PAST FEWMONTHS, AND THOSEINVESTING IN THE NEWHOBBY ARE REAPINGTHEIR OWN REWARDS BYSURROUNDINGTHEMSELVES WITH MOREGREEN.REPORTER JESSIKAEIDSON REPORTS.STANDUP "MANYBUSINESSES ARESTRUGGLING IN THEWAKE OF THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC, BUT ONEINDUSTRY IS DOINGEXTREMELY WELL- THEHOUSEPLANT INDUSTRY.THE OWNER OF INDIANCREEK NURSERY TOLDME THAT SINCE THEPANDEMIC HIT, HISBUSINESS HAS GONE UPBY OVER 30 PERCENT." "IFEEL VERY BADLY FORRESTAURANTS, ANDPEOPLE LIKE THATWHO'VE HAD TO CLOSE.WE'VE BEEN OPEN.IT'S JUST BEEN THE BESTYEAR WE HAVE EVERHAD." WHILE HOUSEPLANTS SEEMED TO BEALL THE RAGE IN THESPRING, AND THEY ARESTILL GETTING PLENTYOF LOVE, PLANTSSELLERS NOW SAYGARDENING HAS TAKENOFF THROUGHOUT THESUMMER."WITH A LOT OF PEOPLEBEING HOME, THEYWANTED TO GET OUTAND DO THEIR GARDENTHAT THEY'VE ALWAYSWANTED, TO DO THOSEPLANTERS THAT THEY'VEALWAYS WANTED TO DOBUT NEVER HAD TIME TODO." NOT ONLY IS THISGOOD FOR THOSESELLING THE PLANTS, IT'SBUYING THEM AS WELL.SEVERAL STUDIES HAVEFOUND CREATING AGREEN SPACE CAN HELPWITH ANXIETY ANDDEPRESSION, IMPROVEYOUR IMMUNE SYSTEMAND HELP YOU SLEEPBETTER."I THINK MENTALLY ITMAKES IT A HEALTHIERSPACE.THERE'S A DIFFERENCEBETWEEN WALKING INTOLIKE A BARE WHITEROOM, THEN WALKINGINTO A WHITE ROOM THATHAS A BUNCH OF GREENLIVING PLANTS IN IT.ITHINK IT MAKES IT AMORE CONDUCIVESPACE FOR A HEALTHYMINDSET." GRAHOVACWHO OWNS OVER 200HUNDRED PLANTS ANDRUNS THE INSTAGRAMACCOUNT PLANTED INOMAHA, SAYS HERHOBBY HAS KEPT HERBUSY AND HELPED HERCONNECT TO HER FAMILYDURING THE PANDEMIC.NOT ONLY IS CARING FORPLANTS A FUN HOBBYAND WAY TO IMPROVEYOUR HEALTH IT CANALSO HELP YOU WHILEYOU WORK FROM HOME.A 2014 STUDY FOUNDTHAT WORKSPACES WITHHOUSE PLANTS HADBETTER AIR QUALITY,MORE WORKPLACESATISFACTION ANDBETTERCONCENTRATION.SO IF YOU THINK YOU'LLBE AT HOME FOR AWHILE,GRAHOVAC SAYS LOOKAROUND AND SEE WHATPLANTS WORK BEST FORYOUR SPACE."IF YOU DON'T HAVE THERIGHT LIGHTCONDITIONS, YOU NEEDTO FIGURE OUT WHATKIND OF PLANTS WILLWORK FOR YOURCONDITIONS, INSTEAD OFBUYING ANY PLANTSTHAT YOU WANT ANDTHEN BEING CONFUSEDWHEN IT DIES."REPORTING IN OMAHA,JESSIKA EIDSON.YOU CAN FIND LINKS TOTHOSE STUDIESMENTIONED ON OURWEBSITE, 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.WITH ALL OF THECHANGES T