Most Effective Houseplant To Reduce ‘Carbon Footprint’?
An experiment was conducted to find how effective are certain houseplants at taking in carbon dioxide and cleaning our air.
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When buying a houseplant what is the ‘quality’ that you look for? Will it be for a ‘kitchen’ or ‘terrace’ garden? Should it be one bearing flowers, or fruits and vegetables, or purifying? Or will it be ornamental. or ecological? Or maybe, a mix and match?
Whatever you choose, but celebrate the day today – Tuesday, April 13 – which many mark on their calendars as Plant Appreciation Day.
Moreover, the pandemic has forced people to spend most of their time indoors. Gardening may prove a good option at this time.
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Keeping Plants at Home May Help You With Mental Well-being amid Pandemic Stress
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If you love having plants at home, then there is a good news for you as a new study suggests that plants at home can keep you mentally healthy. The findings, published in the journal Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, indicated that having plants at home had a positive influence on the psychological well-being of the dwelling s inhabitants during Covid-19 lockdown.
For the study, the researchers, including Katia Perini from the University of Genoa in Italy, evaluated the role played by the plants at home during the first Covid-19 lockdown and the study involved 4,200 respondents. The situation between the months of March and June deprived the public of the chance to enjoy open spaces and nature, and forced them to spend extended periods of time indoors.