Plants
have therapeutic affect on our well being. That's the thrust of research
Dr. Richard Mattson, professor of horticultural therapy at Kansas Stat
University, who has conducted studies on the affect plants have on humans.
His research found that plants can have a therapeutic psychological
impact on a person, ranging from a reduction in anxiety to a instinctual
feeling of being protected.
Dana Parker, a Longwood Gardens research fellow wrote in the article,
"The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being and Social Development"
that businesses realize that amenities such as office plants "are
methods of attracting and retaining high quality employees."
Plants Cleanse The Air of Impurities