After reading a post on A Country Farmhouse where Trina shares this little note from her mother...
It was very informative and I was amazed and inspired when I read about how fantastic plants are at filtering the air in your home or office and removing airborne pollutants! The book covers 50 houseplants, describing their preferred conditions, transpiration pace, and rates their effectiveness at clearing chemicals from the home. I can definitely see myself checking this book out periodically to review the ratings and add some plants to our home.
(That I hopefully will not kill.)
With so many causes of indoor air pollution being attributed to home improvement materials (paint, caulk, polyurethane!) and new purchases for the home (area rugs, furniture!), we definitely felt it would be a good idea to start adding some green life into the house and picked up some house plants...
*Like our Ponytail Palm*
*And Dracaena-a top scorer when it comes to air purification*
We also have a Ficus that is waiting to be repotted.
(TJMaxx & Homegoods have been failing us lately and we haven't found a good pot yet!)
And we have these guys also making a temporary contribution...
*The impatiens, after its annual haircut*
*And lastly, a poinsettia that somehow has survived since November--
mine are usually a-goner by early February...*
We hope to keep adding to the herd as we finish more rooms--these guys are all doing double duty as decoration and purifiers. What more can we ask for?
If you're interested in learning more about how houseplants can improve the air quality in your home, you can check out the simple guidebook described above or take a peek at this quick guide to 10 Magical Air Cleaning Plants that I thought was pretty good.
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