
Workers who have plants and other greenery are generally happier, a study finds.
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 26, 2008
OFFICE plants may be a way to stem worker discontent.
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In an article published in a recent issue of Horticultural Science, researchers at Texas State University in San Marcos found that workers who had at least one plant in their offices rated themselves as happier in their work and more satisfied with life in general than those without a plant. Those working alongside greenery were happier even than workers who had a window but no greenery.
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