I’ve been feeling a little like Lucy in Episode 39, “Job Switching,” also known as “the candy factory episode.” So much great news about landscapes for health, I can’t keep up! This is a very good thing, because it means that we’re finally getting somewhere and this whole idea of “therapeutic landscapes” is permeating the public consciousness. But it’s not so good for this solitary blogger! So for the next few days, I’m going to give you short bursts. A few sentences and then the link for further study, if you want. More like twitter than my posts usually are. If I could figure out how to do a “news feed,” of related articles, I would, but I haven’t cleared that technical hurdle yet.
First installment short and sweet. Some great articles about the positive effects of indoor plants:
1. On treehugger.com yesterday: “Green Eyes On: Healing and Air Purifying Plants.”
3. The above paper is summarized nicely in this article (as well as in Sara Snow’s on treehugger): “Do Plants Speed Up Recovery In Hospitals?” on scientficblogging.com.
4. “The Effect of Live Plants and Window Views of Green Spaces on Employee Perceptions of Job Satisfaction.”
5. “Greener Offices Make Happier Employees.” Press release about the above paper from the American Society for Horticultural Sciences.
Full citations:
Dravigne, Andrea, Waliczek, R. Lineberger, and J. Zajicek (2008). “The Effect of Live Plants and Window Views of Green Spaces on Employee Perceptions of Job Satisfaction.” HortScience, vol. 43, p. 279.
Park, Seong-Hyun and Richard H. Mattson (2008). “Effects of Flowering and Foliage Plants in Hospital Rooms on Patients Recovering from Abdominal Surgery.” HortTechnology, October, 18:549-745.
Snow, Sara (2008).”Green Eyes On: Healing and Air Purifying Plants.” treehugger.com, 1/19/09.
News staff (2008).”Do Plants Speed Up Recovery In Hospitals?” scientificbloggin.com, 12/29/08.
“Greener Offices Make Happier Employees.” HortTechnology, ASHS Press Releases, 5/16/08.