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Liven up the Workplace with Office Plants

10 June, 05:38, by Tags: , , ,

Liven up the Workplace with Office Plants

If you’re tired of the dreary indoor environment in your office, why not consider bringing in some green with office plants. Living plants add considerable colour to your environment and offer health and emotional benefits to employees and guests, alike. Plants can help clean the indoor air, emit oxygen, increase productivity and provide relaxing focal points for busy workers.

Even without giving aesthetics a consideration, providing plenty of plants in the office helps battle the emissions that office equipment generates. Photocopiers and printers emit ozone into the indoor air, a proven respiratory irritant. Ozone irritates the lungs, inflaming them, much the same way that a sunburn hurts the skin. Exposure makes people more susceptible to respiratory diseases, lowering productivity through more frequent absence from the workplace.

Choosing plants for an indoor environment is not nearly as simple as it is for the outdoor garden or patio.

Lighting is critical for plants and substantial inconsistencies exist for indoor lighting. Companies who provide office plants know how to evaluate the lighting conditions, including how long the lights stay on during the day and how that impacts the need for the plants’ water and food. Although plants improve the indoor air quality, they can also have an undesirable effect on the environment if mould starts to grow on top of or inside the pot.

One of the easiest ways to have plants in the office is to hire office plants. The companies who provide plants for your work environment keep them cleaned, watered, fed and trimmed. The services are convenient and the staff trained to take care of any type of plant you may choose. The selection may be wider than what’s available at other retail plant shops, and it’s easy to change the look of the office by rotating the types of plants based on the season.

Flowering plants are always welcome no matter what time of year, but when the stale days of winter start to interfere with office morale, consider a simple change of scenery by asking for more colourful, flowering plants. When companies hire office plants, the sky’s the limit when it comes to providing seasonal themes for the plants, unlike buying plants and having an employee or the maintenance staff keep them thriving. Keeping plants growing can be a bit of a challenge in an indoor environment, but the plant providers know exactly what the plants need to do well inside. 

 

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Freshwater Aquarium Plants

01 June, 05:38, by Tags: , ,

Freshwater Aquarium Plants

Fish that thrive in fresh water will require freshwater plants in the tank.  Keep in mind that fish are sourced from varied environments, with both warm and cold water temperatures.  This goes for plants as well.  Before you purchase, make sure you keep these requirements in mind and ensure you are buying the right species of plants to adapt to the conditions your fish will need.

There are four primary types of freshwater plants: Ferns, Mosses, Rosette Plants and Stem Plants.  There are pros and cons to each.  Ferns & Mosses are easy to propagate and are both non-flowering but add lots of green to your tank.  The mosses will like to attach to something like a rock or an ornament, it will help if you can loosely tie them to something to help them along.

Stem plants and Rosettes are flowering plants.  Stem plants are easy to grow and easier to propagate than Rosettes; however, Rosettes are those beautiful flowering plants that will be the center piece of your aquarium.  Keep in mind that although beautiful, these Rosette plants will require a bit more attention and care.

The amount of energy and time you are willing to spend on caring for your live aquarium plants will dictate the type of plant you’ll want to invest in.  If you are planning to spend a lot of time on your aquarium, spring for the Rosettes and make your aquarium shine!  If you don’t have a lot of time, go for a stem plant or fern or moss instead.  Another key consideration is the size of your tank, some plants will grow quite large.  You’ll also want to plan out how many plants you need based on the size.

Once you’ve decided on what type of plant you wish to introduce to your tank, you’ll want to find a reliable place to buy from.  The best option is a cutting from someone you know or a pet or fish store that you trust.  Plants can carry disease and parasites so you want to make sure you can trust the person or place you are buying from.  As a general rule, it’s a good idea to keep the plants you purchase in a separate container for a day or two for observation before putting them in the tank.  Make sure to keep an eye out for tiny snails, these are somewhat common and are not something you’ll want in your tank!

Live aquarium plants provide many benefits including aeration and filtration; however, plants need light in order to produce these great benefits and others through photosynthesis.  As with land plants, aquatic plants require differing amounts of light depending on the species.  Make sure you know how much light your plants need and purchase a lighting system in line with those requirements.

 

Finally, your plants will require upkeep.  As the plants grow bigger they will need to pruned back and brown leaves need be removed.  You will also need to clear the algae off the glass as this blocks the light from getting through to your plants.  Not really a big job for all the benefits your live plants will bring.

Annie Rogers is a writer and passionate about many things, including her aquarium.  Check out her latest site on Live Aquarium Plants featuring multiple pages on more specific topics such as Low Light Aquarium Plants