Whether you live in a luxury villa in Goa or in an airconditioned hermetically sealed apartment in the city, it makes aesthetic and practical sense to strategically decorate your home with house plants. Most house plants require minimal maintenance and bring health and tranquility into the home without us even realizing it. Here are some of the benefits of adding houseplants to your indoor spaces:

1. Reducing Carbon Dioxide Levels In Your Space

When we breathe, we inhale air, absorb the oxygen content from it, and release carbon dioxide. In an enclosed space with no proper ventilation, this can become a problem over time. The good news is that during photosynthesis houseplants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen thereby improving the oxygen levels of the space they are placed in, this makes them the perfect house guest. 

2. Increasing Humidity

Plants release water vapor as part of their photosynthetic and respiratory processes. This increases the humidity of the air around them. Humidified air decreases the incidence of dryness of the skin, nose, throat, and lips. It also eases some of the symptoms caused by the flu or common cold. Houseplants also decrease the ambient temperature in a room. 

3. Plants Clean Indoor Air By Absorbing Toxins

Plants make the best natural air purifiers. They reduce the levels of certain toxins and pollutants from the air like formaldehyde, benzene, trichloroethylene, and nitrogen dioxide. These pollutants can be found in everyday products such as cigarette smoke, rugs, inks, solvents, and paint. Spider Plant, Aloe Vera, Snake Plant, Peace Lily, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo Palm are some of the best indoor plants to purify the air. 

4. Improving Health And Focus

Studies have shown that plants speed up the recovery rate of patients, improve tolerance to pain, and lower heart rate, and blood pressure. In the work and home environment, they can reduce headaches, stress, fatigue, and anxiety and even help with sore throats, coughs, and colds. They have even been found to improve attentiveness. Some plants like eucalyptus can help clear respiratory congestion. Adding potted plants to your living room in an apartment or in a luxury villa will definitely improve both health and productivity.

5. Get Healthy Produce

 It isn’t uncommon to see fruit and vegetable plants growing in people’s villas in Goa. They have an ornamental appeal and ensure that you have organically grown, pesticide-free healthy produce at your fingertips. Grow your fruit and vegetable garden in pots, boxes, or hanging containers all around your property in Goa. 

6. Plants Improve Your Decor 

Use decorative containers to improve the aesthetics of your indoor potted plants, play around with the arrangements, create dish gardens, and use terrariums. Fill up empty spaces and unused corners of your house with interesting and eye-catching indoor plants. 

Plants definitely improve our general feeling of well-being and improve our quality of life. You don’t need to have green fingers to start bringing a few pots indoors. Even if you don’t live in your home all the time,  you can get a maintenance team to look after your plants in your absence to ensure that you return to a healthy fragrant home every time.