The Artificial Flowers Company
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In our research section, we look at the science behind artificial flowers and plants. Our research examines published studies on topics ranging from psychology and wellbeing to pollinators, environmental impact and indoor spaces. We look at what the evidence actually shows, where findings are uncertain, and how artificial flowers and plants compare with their living counterparts.
Science has long known that a vase of fresh blooms lifts the mood. A smaller, stranger body of research asks what happens when the flowers are fake. In 2015, a group of Japanese researchers asked a class of high school students to sit quietly and look at pansies. Some of the pansies were alive. Some … Read more
We know that trees, leaves and green views calm us down. We are less sure why. A new generation of experiments that pit living plants against artificial ones, photographs and virtual-reality forests is starting to reveal which parts of nature actually do the work, and how much of it survives being faked. The study that … Read more
Schools and offices are filling up with greenery that never needs watering, on the understanding that plants sharpen the mind. The research behind that assumption is mostly about living plants. What happens when the leaves are plastic turns out to depend on which part of the mind you’re asking about. In a primary school classroom, … Read more
The houseplant boom was sold on a promise: greenery calms us down. But a growing share of the greenery in our homes, offices and hospitals is made of polyester and polyethylene. Does a plant that never grew still do anything for the mind? The science is smaller than you’d expect, and more interesting. Picture a … Read more
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