BEAUTY IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Begin each season with a new look or welcome back old friends year after year. Our vibrant, virtually limitless plant selection comes to us from the most talented and trusted local growers. Altumʼs plants are bred for full-bodied expression in your garden or containers. Lush, textured, and saturated in color.
House plants make excellent roommates!
Not only do they beautify and add color to your surroundings, but they purify the air as well.
They take carbon dioxide out of the air and return oxygen and water vapor back into it. Along with the carbon dioxide, house plantsvacuum away far m ore threatening substances. Indoor pollutants are found in most environments-both homes and offices. They are responsible for what is sometimes called “sick building syndrome.” Microorganisms living in potting soil use these toxins as food, and plant roots absorb their waste process. The process works around the clock to purify the air we breathe.
What are these indoor pollutants?
Formaldehyde: Found in particleboard, plywood, foam insulation, grocery bags, room deoderizers, waxed paper, facial tissues, paper towels, permanent press fabrics.
Benzene: Present in gasoline, inks, oils, paints, plastics, rubber; also used to manufacture detergents, pharmaceuticals and dyes.
Trichlorethylene (TCE): Used in drycleaning but also found in printing inks, paints, varnishes and adhesives.
They can irritate eyes, nose and throat. Prolonged exposure can cause permanent short-term memory loss and decreased muscle control. They are potential carcinogens.
Luckily for us, common houseplants can vacuum these toxic substances out of the air we breathe. If you have 8-foot ceilings, two to three plants in 6” or 8” pots will clean 100 square feet of space. Tall plants can cut the number needed in half.
Office Plants Are Keeping You Healthy
Did you know that you are more likely to develop a cold or catch the flu when the humidity in your home or office is too low? You are also more vulnerable to disease and illness if the humidity is too high. Interior plants actually stabilize the humidity, making you and the environment healthier.
We just brought in fresh house plants to clean the air. Visit us today to see which one will fit into your home or office. Why not try a desktop terrarium?
