The Health Benefits of Becoming a Crazy Plant Lady.

These benefits are of value to us all the time, and now is a particularly good time to avail of them.

Hilda Carroll
3 min readJan 5, 2021
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If you found yourself joining the ranks of crazy plant ladies since Covid ground the world to a halt, don’t worry. You’re not actually crazy. In fact, you’re quite normal.

I don’t have any scientific data to back up this assertion, but anecdotal evidence would suggest that house plant collections mushroomed all over the world.

And there is actually a good reason for it — and science does endorse this particular claim.

Plants make us happy. Even if we’re not consciously aware of it.

Companies who take their employee’s wellbeing seriously have been introducing plants into their offices for years. They are motivated by studies showing that plants help to boost concentration, memory and attention levels. And they have a calming effect that improves overall productivity.

With so many people now working from home instead of the office, it is no wonder a craving for more plant babies developed. But even if we’re not “working” from home in the business sense, why wouldn’t we want all these benefits for ourselves and our families anyway?

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Hilda Carroll
Hilda Carroll

Written by Hilda Carroll

Hilda Carroll is a writer, meditation teacher and interior designer who helps people create sanctuary in their homes and lives. www.hildacarroll.com