Benefits of Interior Plants – Bring in the Green for Health

Although our desert landscape can be prickly and monochromatic, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a beautiful interior “landscape” with houseplants. Interior plants add color, lush greenery, and can add punch to your decorating scheme. In addition, interior plants offer numerous benefits to everyone living in the home.

In our dry desert climate, indoor plants act as natural humidifiers and also act as natural air filters. They can remove contaminants from the air, such as the airborne contaminants from cigarette smoke and emissions from products in your home that contain VOCs. These type of contaminants are often trapped inside our interior environment while our homes are closed up in hot weather.

Having indoor plants in your home has been shown to significantly reduce cold-related illnesses by increasing humidity and reducing dust. Exposing children to plants at an early age can lessen the chances of allergies developing, by helping to build immunity to the allergens.

In commercial and work settings, plants add not only beautiful focal points, but can help improve the interior environment. They can elevate mood and improve the health of occupants. Consider brightening up your space and your health with interior landscaping featuring easy to care for plants.