Remove indoor pollution - get a plant!

Houseplants are great natural air fresheners. Many people want to use less chemicals around their home but still want the indoor air to smell fresh. Spray airfresheners can contain naphthalene, formaldehyde, sodium bisulphate, butane, propane, HCFC's to name but a few. Who wants all those chemicals hanging around your indoor air space. Many studies have shown that the air we breath indoors is far more polluted than that outside.

NASA scientists carried out a two year study which showed that the best pollution absorbing device in your home was the simple pot plant! Plants have an amazing ability to remove some toxic chemicals. Here's a list of fairly common pot plants that are great at purifying indoor air:

• Spider plant
• Peace Lily
• Bamboo
• Weeping fig
• Golden pothos
• English Ivy
• Dracaena (red edged, warneck and cornstalk varieties)
• Chinese evergreen

Happy planting!