Indoor office plants can enhance the décor of your office, improve air quality, and add a calming effect to the room. Some types of plants are better for indoor offices than others, however. The first thing to do is to make sure that plants are allowed in your office. While most office buildings have no policies against plants, some may actually have restrictions on the types of plants allowed due to fire codes.
Once you determine that plants are permitted, and know which types are not allowed, your next consideration has to do with space. In small offices, large plants are probably not the best idea, but several small, desktop plants will go a long way towards brightening up any boring office space. Make sure not to choose plants that will grow as tall as your ceilings—unless of course, you have very tall ceilings and vertical space isn’t a problem.
Maintenance is an important factor to consider. Most busy office workers and owners simply don’t have the time to devote to the daily care and maintenance of exotic plants. More often than not, just finding the time to prune and water your plants will be a challenge. So in other words, look for plants that are low maintenance, won’t require frequent watering and pruning, and are designed to be hardy and durable.
