Land Studio goes green

From weeping figs and snake plants to bamboo palms, we’ve been turning the office green this month.

To compliment the recent redecoration of The Old Rectory where we are based, we popped across to Chester’s new purpose-built market hall to stock up on some lovely new plants for the office.

Studies show that bringing greenery into a working space can reduce stress and increase productivity, but which are the best plants for the office?

A new study between RHS Science and the University of Reading looked at responses to a variety of houseplants and considered which ones maximise wellbeing.

Their top three plants were:

• Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) – lush, green, high leaf area, dense canopy, can be pruned into pleasing shapes such as spheres or columns

• Pothos (Epipremnum aureum) – lush, green, high leaf area, trailing vines are considered interesting

• Palm (Dypsis lutescens) – lush, green, familiar, incites possible happy associations or memories such as of holidays or tropical destinations

Click here to read the full study.