The research about plants cleaning the air led by the University of Birmingham and in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) specifically dealt with plants exposed to Nitrogen dioxide where as the most famous earlier research focused on the removal of VOCs.

A walk in the woods or playing in green parkland is good for our children's physical and mental health.

While we are always, understandably, singing the praises of plants and championing the many routes that research into their benefits has taken, businesses are interested in the bottom line first and foremost. As our members are all businessmen and women too, we understand this but we are also passionate about plants and what they can achieve. We want to share our knowledge.

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

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.