The Good Plant Company recently completed a heart-warming charitable project at the Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre in London, proving once again that biophilic design is a powerful tool for social impact.

What happens when you put a group of biophilic designers and interior landscaping experts in a room? You get a refreshingly honest conversation about why so many modern workplaces still feel like “plantations” rather than living environments—and why, somewhat surprisingly, the future of plants might involve data centres.

International Women’s Day invites us to look again at the landscapes around us — not just the gardens, parks and interiors filled with plants, but the histories rooted beneath them. Landscaping and horticulture have often been framed as male-dominated professions, particularly at institutional and leadership levels. Yet the story of our green spaces is incomplete without recognising the women who shaped them — often while navigating structural barriers to education, travel, pay and professional recognition.

As National Career Week unfolds, it’s time to look past the standard office cubicle and toward a career that quite literally breathes life into our indoor spaces. While many people have embraced the "houseplant parent" lifestyle recently, few realise that Interior Landscaping is a thriving, professional industry dedicated to transforming where we work, shop, and heal.

On Friday, 27 February 2026, at the historic 25th Anniversary meeting held at Provender Nurseries, plants@work officially announced the launch of the plants@work Pride Network. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the association’s history, reinforcing its commitment to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment for the LGBTQ+ community within the interior landscaping sectors.