green your home!

Spring is definitely here and it’s time to green your home. I don’t really have a green thumb but I still do my best to have real plants in our home. We have a plant here that even if you won’t water it for months, it is still thrives and lives. In fact, hubby and I are planning to get an additional pot and soil, so we can make it into two pots. So, we will see how this feat goes.

As what I have learned from watching HGTV, most interior decorators find it “tacky” to have fake plants in your home. They always prefer real potted plant for it can add life to a room. Would you believe that plants are actually more than accent pieces, they can make you healthier. I also learned from prevention.com that research studies find the feel-good effects of houseplants, from boosting your creativity to beating the sniffles.

Experts say that you should have as much green as possible. Here are some best plants to have in every room and its health benefits. Blooms away!

Plants to fight stress – Researchers believe that just seeing greenery calms us down. In one study, people in a room of plants had a 4-point drop in their systolic blood pressure after taking a stressful test.

Bamboo palm

Chinese evergreen

Arrowhead Vine

Snake Plant

Devil’s Ivy

Plants to Cut Exposure to Harmful Chemicals – When plants take in oxygen and carbon dioxide, they also pull in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), toxins that are released by cleaning supplies, printers, and other household items.

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Sweet Chico

Kentia Palm

Plants to Fight Colds – Small openings on the underside of plant’s leaves release moisture into the air, boosting humidity to alleviate cold symptoms.

English Ivy

Heart-leaf Philodendron

Fragrant Dracaena

Peace Lily

African Violet

Plants to Boost Creativity – In a study, women who worked in a room decorated with two potted plants and a bouquet of flowers generated 13% more ideas than women in a room with abstract sculptures. Studies show that plants are a mood booster, and good moods are associated with higher levels of dopamine, the hormone that controls the flow of information throughout the brain.

Strawberry Begonia

Spider Plant

Corn Plant