Great Ideas for a Relaxing Office Garden

Having access to a garden can be hugely beneficial for office workers. When you sit behind a desk all day, a breath of fresh air can sometimes make a world of difference to your concentration levels and general mood.

Allowing your employees to take breaks outside and find peace and quiet in an office garden can improve productivity and increase workplace satisfaction, so pay attention to your office garden and your company will reap the benefits. When creating a beautiful garden for your office employees, consider the following:

There’s a lot of evidence to suggest that sitting underneath trees and hedges can have a profound effect on people’s well-being. From purifying the air we breathe to offering shade on sunny days, we can credit trees and hedges with a lot of great health benefits. With this in mind, consider planting a range of trees and hedges in your office garden. This will allow your employees to take advantage of the many great ways they impact our health and well-being.

Why not give your employees the chance to get involved with the maintenance of the office garden? Although you’ll need commercial landscapers to build and maintain the garden to the highest standards, there’s no reason why your employees can’t pick up a trowel if they need a break from work. Building shrub beds is a brilliant way to encourage this. Allowing your employees to tend to the shrub beds when they need some light relief from the working day could really lift the general mood and wellbeing of your office.

Similarly, why not grow a vegetable garden? Growing vegetables such as potatoes and tomatoes may encourage your employees to move away from their desks and get outside during lunch breaks. You could even set up team competitions to see which department grows the healthiest plants. Even if you don’t have the space for a vegetable patch, growing a herb garden could have the same effects!

There are few things as relaxing as the sounds of trickling water or sitting by a calm, still pond - especially when you’re stressed at work. Give your employees a place to find peace and quiet in your office garden by building a pond or installing a water feature. Even a small pond could help to reduce your employees’ stress levels, but remember that it will need regular pond maintenance to avoid the build-up of algae and stagnant water.

Creating a relaxing office garden could really transform your work environment and boost your employees’ wellbeing. With the assistance of commercial landscapers, even a small patch of concrete or bare rooftop could be turned into a beautiful outdoor space. If you’re ready to reap the benefits of an office garden, the commercial landscaping professionals at GMC are here for you. 

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