During the winter months, many large tropical plants come inside from the roof garden and spend the season in the hallways and common spaces at 401. Our plentiful windows mean there are lots of bright areas where they can be protected from the elements but still continue to thrive. The collection of plants includes an Oleandar that was rescued from the garbage bin by Property Manager Mike Moody and nursed back to health providing many pots of off-spring from seasonal cuttings, plus rubber trees, ficus, schefflera, spider plants, ferms, umbrella trees, dracaena and many others.
Indoor plants provide colour, warmth and beauty to the common spaces throughout the building and create a livable, personalized work space for tenants and visitors. These same indoor plants become outdoor design elements, transferred carefully to the cedar garden deck as soon as the risk of frost is averted and the long days of spring and summer are upon us. Mike also maintains several indoor plant stands complete with grow lights and smaller tropicals like red shamrocks and African violets.
Indoor plants work to improve air quality by reducing levels of air pollutants many of which come from everyday sources like carpets, paint etc. in a process called “off gassing.” Being in close proximity to more noxious air pollution from cars and trucks also contributes to the levels of these chemicals found in urban buildings. Having an abundance of indoor plants helps improve air quality in our building. We also contribute to this by reducing or in some cases eliminating many synthetic materials commonly found in other office buildings and the exclusive use of green cleaning products. We also regulary take advantage of fresh air ventilation.
