You may have seen the images of gardeny-type people toiling away outdoors, sunhats on and gloved hands, leaning on a shovel and probably also heard how gardeners are generally healthier people, fighting fit, glowy red cheeks and pretty happy kind of folk and even more recently lots of information about how kids who play in nature are mentally healthier too, well now there is more information out that proves all of these things as well as how that applies just as much to growing plants indoors, yes, INDOORS.
Houseplants for a Healthy House
Did you know that the more plants you have in your house the healthier the air that you breathe will be?
According to Ben Peacock from The Republic of Everyone, the creators of the Nursery and Garden Industry of Australia, Plant Life Balance App, in a 4m x 5m room, if you place one medium-sized plant, say a Phildenron Xanadu or a Monstera the air quality will be improved by 25%.
The More the Better
In the same sized room if you grow 5 plants the air quality will be improved by 60% and wait for this….if you have 10 plants the air quality increases to a whopping 95% which will improve the health of you and your family.
WHY?
Houseplants remove many of the volatile compounds found in modern homes, in our fabrics, our carpets, our painted walls, carpets, and even our polished floorboards.
We know, that getting out in the garden and in nature is great for your physical well-being, there’s no doubt about that, you will definitely achieve your 10,000 steps after just a few hours but now we also know that having plants inside also improves the air we breathe when indoors and also assists with our mental health.
Maybe you are an indoorsy type person, maybe you just can’t get out to the garden for a multitude of reasons, maybe you don’t like touching dirt, well you actually don’t have to. All that you need to do is head on down to your local Garden Centre and start making some pot and plant selections to suit your decor, water occasionally and Voila…healthier YOU!
Now, there’s only one thing left for you to do…check out the brilliant Plant Life Balance App. It applies to any country anywhere in the world and why not start getting a little creative with some indoor plants this winter-you and your family will be breathing easier in no time at all.
Let’s start a healthy breathing revolution, one indoor plant at a time!
The Plant Life Balance App is FREE and available from the App Store and gives you an interactive opportunity to look at what some plants will look like inside your place. It’s a really fun thing to do on a rainy winters day. https://plantlifebalance.com.au/the-app/
