Plants can help to reduce loneliness
A study* commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has highlighted that more than half of adults consider themselves to be ‘lonely’ because they are too busy or shy to socialise with others**. The RHS Garden for Friendship will celebrate how you can make great friends through gardening, from community gardening, to…
Add some greenery to your home office and bring the air-purifying properties of plants
Research into workplace wellbeing has demonstrated the significant benefits of bringing some natural elements into your space including reducing stress and illness whilst increasing productivity and positivity. A study by Dr Craig Knight at Exeter University, who specialises in the psychological impact of workplace design, demonstrated this boost to employee…
Don’t kill your plant with kindness – A guide to watering
Over and under watering are a couple of examples of how your lovely houseplant can start to feel a bit sorry for itself. We all love our plants so much that some of us kill our plants with kindness by over watering them. Cacti, Aloes and Succulents do require less…