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The Best Office Plants For Your Workplace
Looking for an effective way to transform your office space? Add some indoor plants. Not only will they look great, they will also help improve air quality, enhance wellbeing and spruce up your environment, making it a pleasure to work in. We take the hard work out of choosing from the…
The Father of Vertical Gardens
Vertical gardening has been around for a while. From the ancient wonder of the world that was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, to English manor houses covered in ivy and other climbing plants, people have enhanced their outdoor living space by growing plants upwards for thousands of years. The Origin…
Do Indoor Plants Make You Feel Better?
Have you been feeling a little down in the dumps lately? Maybe you’re tired because you’ve not been sleeping well, or you’re just in a low mood and can’t quite put your finger on the reason why. There are many things you can do to boost your mood – eating…
Do plants increase workplace productivity?
Everybody wants to increase productivity in the workplace. You’ve probably tried all sorts of tricks to being more productive, from the Pomodoro technique to playing classical music. But have you tried something as simple as putting a plant on your desk? There’s a huge amount of evidence that bringing nature…
Can Indoor Plants Really Purify the Air?
When we think about air pollution these days in Sydney, we usually picture smoke and fumes from bush fires, vehicles and industry, rather than the air inside. However, depending on where you live and work, the air you breathe in your home or office could be dirtier than the air…
Benefits of having plants within your office?
Your office environment has a big impact on your productivity, stress levels, and creativity. If you’ve decided to give your office a bit of a revamp, you may have considered painting the walls a different colour, investing in some ergonomic office furniture, and putting some inspiring artwork on display. But…
Why You Should Have Plants in an Open Plan Office
Offices have never been the most exciting places in the world. They can be grey, sterile, noisy and stifling places. In an open office especially, between the stress of being surrounded by people and having to focus on ones work, it can be really difficult to find the kind of…
How to choose the best floor plant for your office
The pot plant is a fantastic choice as a floor ornament for offices, gracing indoor spaces for centuries they are a timeless classic that can turn an unassuming corner green and vibrant or create an impressive promenade for potential clients to appreciate. More than anything they are flexible, able to…
The Golden Rules of Plantscaping
Creating intimate spaces, revitalising bare all-too-artificial environments and bringing the refreshing atmosphere of the outdoors inside is what Plantscaping is all about. It is the art of curating the right plants, choosing the species, colour, pot and design, to add natural style and visual layers to your man-made structure. Good…
Is Buying or Hiring Plants Right for your Office?
Deciding to bring plants into the office is the first step to a healthier, more vibrant working environment. Humans are designed to live surrounded by the natural world and bringing that indoors is a quick way to relieve stress, manage well-being and clear some of the toxins that tend to…
Top Five Vertical Garden Alternatives
Vertical gardens are all the rage at the moment, whether you're in a newly designed office or an old one the chances are there's a wall or a space that could house a Vertical Garden. They're a beautiful feature in any office or home and really give a space that…
Top 5 plants to go in planter boxes on the top of storage units.
More and more businesses we are working with want to use planter boxes on top of storage units in their offices, they're a great way to brighten up boring functional pieces of furniture (and they do a great job stopping office clutter being thrown on top of them). We’ve selected…
Our Favourite Plants – Dracena Marginata
The Dracaena Marginata is a member of the ancient dragon tree family of plants and is found growing wild in Mauritius. We love these plants particularly the elegant long leaves leaves. It's a fairly slow growing plant, eventually reaching about 3 to 4 metres tall, in nature or large enough pot.…
Our Favourite Plants – Happy Plant
The botanical name for the Happy Plant is Dracaena massangeana, and it's also known as the Corn Plant. These plants are adaptable and will grow in almost any kind of soil. However, they grow best in rich organic soil where they will constantly produce new shoots and fragrant flowers. Happy…
Plant Of The Month – March – Dracaena Janet Craig
Not only does this plant look fantastic but it’s also got a great name, Janet Craig. It’s one of the few plants that have taken on the name of a cultivar as a common name. NASA lists Dracaena Janet Craig Houseplants as excellent Clean Air Plants, helping eliminate harmful toxins…
Plant Of The Month – February – The Dragon Tree
The Dragon Tree aka Dracena Marginata is one of the easiest indoor plants to grow and maintain, they can get pretty big (6ft) so look fantastic, but they’re pretty slow growing. The Dracena Marginata features on the NASA Clean Air Study and is listed as a plant that reduces Benzene, Formaldehyde, Xylene…
Plant Of The Month – January – The Chinese Evergreen
The Aglaonema, also known as The Chinese Evergreen is one of the most commonly used interior plants. It’s easy to look after and can survive with relatively low exposure to light. We’re big fans of the spectacular Red Aglaonema pictured above. Hints for a healthy Aglaonema. These guys are great…
Plant Of The Month – December- The Money Plant
The Money Plant or Jade Plant is one of the most famous and popular of the many succulent Crassula that are used as indoor plants. Very easy to look after and they last forever. In some countries they were frequently given as wedding presents or as house warming gifts. Their…
3 great plants to brighten up your office this summer.
The summer’s a great time to give your office a refresh and here are three plants that we think do a fantastic job of brightening up your office Zanzibar Gem (Zamio) Often seen as an un-killable indoor plant, so it’s perfect for an office. It doesn’t need masses amount of…
Get your office Spring fit…
At The Plant Man spring is officially our favourite season. We wave goodbye to winter, bid a fond farewell to frosty evenings and welcome in sun, warmth and a stunning array of plants. So to help your office get Spring fit check out two of our favourite plants this season.…
Installations – Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Check out these fantastic pictures from this install at Administrative Appeals Tribunal we recently did. “The Plant Man was able to provide the AAT with a range of plants and planters that enhance the theme of our new fit-out. From our initial enquiries, through to concept, design, installation and service,…
Plant Of The Month – September – Pothos – Totem and Hanging
The Pothos is a native of the jungles of Malaysia and its botanical name is Epipremnum It’s such a versatile plant and can be used in many ways but our favourite is either hanging or on a totem. Caring Tips Don’t put them in direct light, keep it natural but…
Installations – West End
Each month we'll be uploading some pictures from one of our installations for inspiration. This month we're looking at West End, a project we installed in early August 2016.
Plant Of The Month – August – Kentia Palm
Kentia Palms are one of the better of the indoor plants to remove toxins from the air. Kentia Palms have feathery fronds on long smooth stalks, they are a very elegant and graceful plant. Howeas are native to Australia's very own Lord Howe Island. The Kentia Palm is commonly referred…
