Putting plants in the office makes workers more productive, a study shows. Psychologists found that introducing greenery to spartan workplaces led to a 15 per cent rise in output.
Staff concentration and satisfaction increased and they said the air quality had improved. This may be because foliage absorbs pollutants, dust and bugs from the air.
Researchers from Cardiff University monitored two large commercial offices in the UK and Holland. After plants were brought in, overall productivity improved by 15 per cent within three months, they report in the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
