Our natural environment serves as an essential part of our world. Some have suggested that, “Everything humans have needed to survive, and thrive, was provided by the natural world” (Hance, 2011, para.1). There is a significant amount of studies that correlates the interaction with nature to measurable benefits to people (Keniger, Gaston, Irvine & Fuller, 2013, para.1). Specifically, benefits to cognitive performance, physical health, psychological well-being have been linked closely to nature (Keniger, Gaston, Irvine & Fuller, 2013, para.1). While it is important to understand why our natural environment is significant, it is also important to shed light on some problems threatening it. The lack of people advocating environmentally friendly
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Wosnack (2016) mentions that to bring nature inside the home lifts the spirits of the infirm, brings lovers together, shows compassion for those who have lost loved ones, and allows the simplicity of nature’s perfection to be shared indoors (para. 1). Another example that supports this claim is evident when we learn that natural objects are visually appealing and create a connection with the natural world (Wosnack, 2016, para.3). Further, bringing natural materials into indoor settings tends to make people more environmentally friendly because they will start to become familiar with objects like leaves and pinecones and they will prefer them over non-environmentally friendly objects (Wosnack, 2016, …show more content…
To elaborate, by incorporating plants into indoor spaces, we need to keep in mind the resources that are needed to keep them alive. Thomas Weiler, a professor of horticulture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York notes that the fluctuations of temperature are greater indoors. Further, he says that there is usually less humidity and light (Sandberg, 2004, para. 10). He also mentions that a plant is not a personal plant, thus, it is nobody’s responsibility to take care of (Sandberg, 2004, para. 11). This can be problematic because it suggests that a workplace can also be stressful to plants as well as humans. While this counter argument is very compelling, the above benefits to bringing nature indoor suggests to me that it is still worth trying to
Wosnack (2016) mentions that to bring nature inside the home lifts the spirits of the infirm, brings lovers together, shows compassion for those who have lost loved ones, and allows the simplicity of nature’s perfection to be shared indoors (para. 1). Another example that supports this claim is evident when we learn that natural objects are visually appealing and create a connection with the natural world (Wosnack, 2016, para.3). Further, bringing natural materials into indoor settings tends to make people more environmentally friendly because they will start to become familiar with objects like leaves and pinecones and they will prefer them over non-environmentally friendly objects (Wosnack, 2016, …show more content…
To elaborate, by incorporating plants into indoor spaces, we need to keep in mind the resources that are needed to keep them alive. Thomas Weiler, a professor of horticulture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York notes that the fluctuations of temperature are greater indoors. Further, he says that there is usually less humidity and light (Sandberg, 2004, para. 10). He also mentions that a plant is not a personal plant, thus, it is nobody’s responsibility to take care of (Sandberg, 2004, para. 11). This can be problematic because it suggests that a workplace can also be stressful to plants as well as humans. While this counter argument is very compelling, the above benefits to bringing nature indoor suggests to me that it is still worth trying to