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Plants

Outside air, while it can be polluted and in some cases, very unhealthy. has a great advantage in that naturę will rebalance it as long as it's at all possible. Indoors, there is no "naturę" to rebalance the composition of the air we breathe. Because our homes are morę airtight than a few years ago, keeping our heating and cooling costs down, indoor pollution is a known health problem. Asthma sufferers, victims of MCS (multiple Chemical sensitivity). smali children and infants and the elderly are particularly at risk.

So we need to rebalance our indoor air with the aid of plants. Not only do plants absorb Chemicals from the air. they balance the humidity and increase oxygen levels.

Compared with an air purifying machinę, plants are cheaper morę pleasant to look at and they make no noise! Most houseplants will outlast an air purifying machinę, too. cutting the cost even morę. and they don't add to your electric bill.

Convinced? Don't just run out and buy a dozen or so plants. That can be almost as expensive as buying an air purifieri Instead. think frugally. Ask your friends for cuttings from their plants. Look in garden centres for plants which are marked down or in bad shape that you can revive. If you already have a few plants. find out how to propagate them.

For ideał conditions. youll need approximately one plant for each 100 square feet, planted in a loose growing medium. Some soil microbes feed on "bad Chemicals" (formaldehyde, benzene. tetrachloride). and working with plant roots. will eliminate them altogether.

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