plants@work Christmas elves have been busy this year changing workplaces into Chritmas wonderlands around the country. No ‘job’ is too big for them as they work with colleagues to transform workplaces - offices, hotels, restaurants and more - into Christmas santuaries.

Today is International Teachers' Day and to make known how plants can help learning environments, we have published this press release.

Research carried out by the Flower Council of Holland in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Netherlands has found that flowers and plants have a positive effect on us especially during lockdowns or working from home.

A walk in the woods or playing in green parkland is good for our children's physical and mental health. If these opportunities aren't near at hand then creating a healthy, green learning environment is a good option. With the wealth of research available about the general benefits of plants, some would say this should be the way forward anyway. Some planting, rather than completely concreted playgrounds, potted plants or green walls or green pictures can make a big difference to classrooms and communal spaces.