8 Benefits of Having Plants and Flowers Near You

Plants and fresh flowers not only look good in any shelf or corner; have you ever wondered what are some benefits of having them in your home?

Here is a list of 8 benefits of having plants and flowers near you:

1) Plants Provide a Natural Fragrance

It's the most basic benefit of all, as well as by which many flowers and plants are distinguished. When we want to give our home or work a very pleasant aroma, an easy and beautiful way to do this is to use flowers.

It is very important to take into account that flowers' scent is natural, therefore better, since deodorizers sold in stores may contain some negative health effects, in addition to the fact that most are a significant source of contamination.

Plants and flowers, decorate the place where they are and also, provide a natural and safe aroma.

Some of the most fragrant flowers are lilies, stock, some varieties of roses, and peonies.

2) Flowers and Plants Improve Your Mood and Can Help Against Depression

We all know that the act of sending and receiving flowers strengthens the bonds in relationships. The gesture of sending flowers can mean many things, both as an act of friendship or love. In our experience, we can assure you that it is a very beautiful way to express yourself. People who receive flowers can experience a huge wave of feelings, from empathy, happiness, joy and even love.

For people suffering from depression, flowers are not only a distraction in their daily routine, but they're also a reminder that there are people who love and care about them, and who hope they will recover soon.

Taking care of plants, like watering them, pruning them, and watching them sprout or bloom is a highly therapeutic process and can make people feel better.

What are you waiting for to send get-well flowers?

3) Plants Increase Relaxation and Good Moods

The emotional benefits of plants and flowers are due to their color and fragrance.

Surely you've heard that colors influence our mood. Well, the same thing happens with flowers. For example, soft colors tend to calm us, while the more intense ones tend to increase our perception of energy.

In terms of aroma, flowers tend to get us in a good mood and relax us. Lavender is well-known for its relaxing benefits, as well as chamomile, and some other flowers which are highly used for therapeutic purposes.

So if you want to evoke feelings of sympathy, choose light or pastel colors, but if you need to evoke love or passion choose darker colors like red or burgundy.

4) Plants Purify The Air

As we know, through the process of photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide from the environment and transform it into oxygen, which complements the respiratory process of humans, since we need oxygen and we exhale carbon dioxide.

This is how plants improve the quality of the air we have inside our home.

Send a plant as a get-well gift from our selection; succulents and orchids are also great at cleansing the air and removing toxins!

5) Plants Help Us Breathe Better

As part of their nature, plants provide humidity to the environment, which is reflected in the reduction of levels of dryness in the environment and dust particles in our home.

With this, respiratory problems such as coughing can be avoided. Keep in mind that some plants, like lilies, and very fragrant ones, can provoke allergies. So if this is your case, you might want to choose hypoallergenic plants like orchids, and succulents which provide the same benefits.

6) Plants and Flowers Help Reduce Feelings of Fatigue

Plants remove smoke, pathogenic and volatile microorganisms, and capture dust, reducing their presence in the air by up to 20%. With this cleansing, the feeling of fatigue that we experience when we are in a charged atmosphere, is reduced.

There is a detailed explanation on this from The National Center for Biotechnology Information that literally says "The use of indoor plants could prove to be a cost-efficient way of indoor air-purification that could be adapted for a variety of environments with no need for special requirements and can also add an aesthetic value that can have an indirect impact on human health".

7) Plants Reduce Noise

Plants absorb sounds especially in closed places and with hard floors, thus reducing noise pollution and generating a double benefit since they also clean the air. There are many places that are researching this benefit like The Gardening Know How, who recommends using plants around your home as sound blockers.

8) Plants Increase Productivity at Work

Studies have shown that working with plants around us help decrease absenteeism and increase employee efficiency and productivity.

Now that we are working from home and have more time to take care for them, what are you waiting for?

If you're not very good with plants or are just starting, a good plant for beginners is the Snake Plant or Sansevieria. Snake plants, in our experience, require the minimum amount of attention. They can survive in dark places and don't require much sunlight. Other kinds of succulents are good to start too.

So don't hesitate much longer and buy yourself some plants, and in a while, your boss will be more relaxed and in a better mood, due to your improved productivity.

Warning: plants don't work magic, but they do help.

Flowers And Their Most Common Meanings

What flowers should you give for each occasion?

If you have ever sent flowers, you probably realized the dilemma of choosing the right flower arrangement. "Will they like roses or would they prefer gerberas?", "Red or pink flowers?" are some of the questions you have probably asked yourself and they are the most common ones, especially knowing the immense variety of flowers and colors there exist, making it difficult to choose.

Maybe you are looking for a flower arrangement that means "I like you" but not that symbolizes "I love you" (so as not to put pressure on the relationship) or maybe you want to say, "Thank you" and what you end up choosing seems more like a birthday arrangement. Yes, it has happened to everyone at least once, and if it is somewhat difficult to know the flowers that the person likes, it becomes a little more difficult to choose a flower arrangement that transmits the right message.

In case you did not know yet, each flower expresses a different feeling or meaning, even the meaning of the flowers depends on their color, for example, a yellow rose means affection, but a red rose means love and beauty.

Here is a list of some Flowers and Flower's Most Common Meanings:

Amaryllis:

Splendid beauty

Anemone:

Anticipation

Anthurium:

Hospitality, Happiness and Abundance

Aster:

Patience

Birds of Paradise:

Joyfulness

Carnations:

Pride and beauty

Calla lily:

Beauty

Chrysanthemums:

Fidelity, joy, and long life

Daffodils:

Chivalry

Daisies:

Innocence

Gladiolus:

Strength of character

Hydrangea:

Romance, gratitude, grace, purity, and beauty. Its colors symbolize love, harmony, and sincere emotions.

Iris:

My compliments

Lilacs:

Youthful innocence

Orchids:

Love, luxury, beauty, and strength

Peony:

Bashful

Protea:

Change, transformation, and courage

Roses:

Love, concentration, balance, and passion

Ranunculus:

Radiant charm and attractiveness

Stargazer Lily:

Greetings

Sunflowers:

Pure thoughts

Tulips:

Declaration of love

Wax Flower:

Lasting love, patience, and enduring wealth

Furthermore, you can choose flowers by focusing on their color and what feelings you are trying to express. Emotion is subjective, therefore, each human being experiences emotions on different levels according to their experience of life and their way of being.

Analyze your special moment, look inside yourself, and find the colors that are closest to the feeling you are trying to express.

These are some of the most common psychological meanings of colors:

Black:

Night, elegance. While there are not many black flowers, you can choose this color for the vase of your arrangement or some accenting details.

Green:

Ecology, health, hope. Choose this color to wish for a speedy recovery.

Orange:

Joy, creativity, success. Exuberance and excitement. Orange flowers make for the perfect vibrant bouquet to inspire and delight. Ideal for celebrating the graduation of a family member or to wish success to someone in their new venture or new job.

Pink:

Graceful elegance yet sweet and sentimental. Pink flowers are a classic symbol of beauty and have become the universal all-purpose gifting color. No matter the occasion, you can say it with a pink flower.

Purple:

Purple flowers have a celestial oar to them, often used to express love at first sight. With a reputation for being magical, purple flowers reveal creativity, openness and infinite possibility.

Red:

Love, passion, adrenaline. This is the typical color of love, to celebrate your anniversary or for a special date. When romance calls, there’s no better way to answer than with a dozen roses.

White:

Purity, goodness. Remembrance and reverence, convey respect, pay homage to new beginnings, and expresses hope for the future. Ideal for weddings, christenings, birth of babies, and to remember a loved one at their funeral.

Yellow:

Energy, glow, bright. Ideal for celebrating happy moments of life such as birthdays or graduations, lift spirits and send a general wish of well-being.

Which of these colors and flowers represent better the occasion you want to celebrate? If there is any arrangement that you like from our wide selection and you want to change the color of the flowers, call us so we can personalize it together!

Did you already know these meanings? Is any of them wrong or do you know a different one? Let us know in the comments below.

The Origin of Exotic Flowers

Which exotic flower is your favorite? Mine is the orchid, they come in so many forms and colors! Like the Phalaenopsis, or the Cymbidium. Let's get a little into the origin of "exotic" flowers.

Cymbidium Orchid

Vanda Orchid

Originated from the Latin word ‘exoticus’, which in turn comes from a Greek word; the concept of exotic refers to every person, animal, flower or object of a nationality other than that of who observes it, especially when it is something or someone who arrives from a faraway territory.

Within the framework of biology, it is customary to use the idea of exotic to describe the species, group, community, or subspecies of both fauna and flora that can survive and reproduce without needing to be in its natural territory. That is, of the place that the flower or animal in question comes from, and without the direct introduction or the care of man.

The exotic, both for human culture and for nature, encompasses everything that comes from a strange place. Keep in mind that the rarity depends on the person who is considering the issue. For example: a kimono may be an exotic dress in Brazil, but something quite common in Japan. The kimono, therefore, is not exotic by itself, but becomes exotic if a different culture examines it.

In this sense, it is worth mentioning that the human being tends to be especially attracted by the different, the unknown, and this almost ingrained sensation in our species can be expressed in two very opposite attitudes: rejection, for fear of leaving our comfort zone, or an imperative need to approach.

This almost instinctive attraction to the foreign is responsible for the success of the Japanese series in the West, and North American music in the East. And explains why tropical flowers such as anthuriums, orchids, birds of paradise, gingers, and proteas are also known as exotic flowers, because they are only naturally born in the tropical parts of our world.

They not only look different from regular roses or daisies with their intricate shapes and colors, but also need a different care. They need warmer temperatures, and higher air humidity than our ‘normal’ Western flowers.

Check out our selection of exotic floral arrangements there are different options, like our Exotic Beauty or the Bella Giornata.