Meristem’s tips on urban greening, office planting, parklets, living walls, plants and biophilia
Observation and maintenance are crucial for rain gardens as their dynamic nature can require continuous adaptation depending on its environment. SuDS can help bring communities together. This is especially the case if the community has been involved in the SuDS design process and residents have ownership of the ongoing maintenance.
Air pollution is rapidly emerging as a critical environmental health issue, prompting the public to become more aware of its dangers. Discover how urban greening, including parklets, greenery, and plants, can contribute to improving London's air quality. Explore the benefits of trees, living walls, and rain gardens, and learn about the role of biophilia and green infrastructure in creating a healthier and more sustainable city.
Health and wellness have grown increasingly important in the business world. People who are healthy and satisfied with their workplace performance are more productive, open to collaboration, and able to innovate in ways that will benefit the company. Research from Gallup has found that highly involved, content employees have a 21% increase in productivity and take 37% fewer sick days. Therefore, how can organizations ensure their employees are both content and healthy?
Children and nature have always been connected, however with increased urbanisation, many children around the world are increasingly growing up without experiencing what nature is and how it works. This leaves them without the possibility to understand why nature is so valuable. This causes a need for change in schooling not only in the UK, but around the world.
The Parlour Palm tree is ideal for indoors because it is easy to look after, grows very slowly and thrives in low light. In addition it has strong air purifying properties that remove formaldehyde and xylene from the air, making them a great choice for anyone who wants to improve the indoor air quality of their home.
There is a rising trend for on-street Parklets popping up across the world, in the US there are over 3,000 of them, with Canada and Australia not far behind. In the UK their growth has been slow until now, however in the past year over 40 on-street Parklets have been installed in London alone with 100’s more in the pipeline.
