Benefits of Owning Houseplants

Here are 5 benefits of growing plants indoors!-

1. Beauty: Let’s start with the most obvious – pure aesthetics. It doesn’t matter how pretty your green wind chimes or your green beaded curtains are, or how detailed and life-like the nature painting on your wall is. The fact is, nothing can replace the natural living beauty that indoor plants provide. There are no shortcuts to this. People can tell immediately when they walk into a home or work environment that effort has been put into considering its botanical ambience. Studies have shown that an office with plants is preferred to one without, every time. And it is no different in the home. There is no end to the aesthetic possibilities when you give thought to adding the right plants in the right locations of your home. So start beautifying your home with more plants today, and just watch it come to life (literally)!

2. Improves Parenting Skills: When you grow plants indoors you are literally a “plant parent”, and they are your babies. This concept may be scary to some, and for those who don’t identify as having a green thumb, this level of responsibility can put them off wanting to grow their own plants, especially if they’ve ever accidentally killed one in the past.

The good thing is, gardening skills can be learned, like any hobby. And when you do learn them, the benefits are huge. Not only does it improve your discipline and attentiveness, but you are also exercising your empathy and compassion as you consider the needs of your plants to keep them healthy and happy. And just like any parent, the happier your child is, the happier they will make you in return.

3. Good for Mental Health: When was the last time you went out for a nature hike and didn’t come back feeling more positive?

Humans have had an innate connection with plants since the dawn of mankind. The very fact that we breathe in the oxygen they produce, and then breathe out the carbon dioxide they use seems like the most perfect natural partnership ever designed. And during the winter months it can be harder to feel this connection to nature in the way that we want.

4. Good for the Planet: Therefore, the more plants we can grow the more oxygen we will have and the more carbon dioxide will be absorbed back from the atmosphere into the plants, thereby combating the effects of climate change.  

Of course, there is more to fighting climate change than simply planting trees, but just know that every time you grow and nurture a plant, you are helping to make a difference. And this applies to plants grown indoors as well, but the benefits don’t stop there!

Plants also add humidity to the environment, relieving dry skin, and remove many of the most common indoor air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, benzene, and formaldehydes. So show your plants a little love and they could just save your respiratory system, or your life, in return.

5. Cooking and Nutrition: What if you grew your plants for the purpose of consumption?

I mean, you already value buying fresh produce for your meals, and you’ve heard from your friend a million times already about  the environmental damage that goes with the traditional food supply chain. This is the perfect opportunity to get all the benefits of indoor plants that I’ve already mentioned, while also adding the huge benefit of consuming them, completely confident that there are no pesticides, GMOs or other bad stuff going into your body.

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