Softening Spaces: The Beauty And Benefits Of Living With Plants

In a powerful speech given in 1957, American marine biologist and nature writer Rachel Carson spoke about the vital connection between humans and nature: “Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity”. In this way, bringing plants into our homes is an intensely human act, one that connects us to something primordial and necessary, something that overrides all that our contemporary conditions seek to separate us from. There is something deeply humanizing about watching tendrils of new life spring forth from the earth, in feeling the change of season through the crunch of leaves underfoot, and in the simple act of caring for, and cultivating a garden of house plants within your home.

Blumenbüro Holland’s international campaign ‘Danke Pflanzen’ launches today across Europe. Its aim? To celebrate and thank plants for all that they do for us.