As much as employees volunteer to be responsible for taking care of plants, inevitably the plants are neglected, which can cause a company to incur unnecessary expenses. These questions are important, according to Mariola, because there's more to plants than just putting them in a corner. Plants have many different uses, and our clients have to decide what they want to accomplish before we design the space. Plants are used for decoration, but they can also be used to divide a room, to divert traffic away from certain office areas, and even to camouflage space. Mariola says there are plants for areas that receive high visitor traffic and other plants for offices that are more isolated and have a limited number of visitors.
Most plants die because they are overwatered.
Planter pots should be a few inches bigger than the plant. Most indoor plants do not require direct sunlight but rather substantial indirect natural light. The image the company is trying to convey, whether relaxed, casual, conservative, or professional, is going to have a direct impact on which plants are best suited for the space. Offices with cubicles can enhance space by using what Mariola refers to as topsiders, trailing plants that cascade over the tops of cubicles, bringing nature into the office and setting a natural barrier between desks. He recommends businesses interview two or three interior landscape design firms who offer plant maintenance agreements.