4 Office Plants you Can’t Kill

On a busy corner of NYC’s Chinatown sits The Sill, a plant design, delivery, and maintenance shop.  Since its launch in 2012, The Sill has steadily grown in popularity and it’s no wonder: plants make people happy.

Spending upwards of 90% of our lives indoors, house plants not only filter out toxins but reduce stress and better our moods. Camp David met with The Sill’s plant specialists, Erin and Christopher, to discover the best low maintenance plants that will survive at work, even when you’re “Out of Office.”

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MARIMO “MOSS” BALL

ORGIN: Japan, Russia, Iceland

CARE:  Low light, Keep submerged in filtered water, change 1-2 time a month but stir weekly.

SAD PLANT SIGNS: Yellow or Brown moss means you have stale water. If your moss ball takes on a strange shape, it needs more movement.

CALATHEA

PLANT ORGIN: Brazil

CARE: Water weekly and allow soil to mostly dry out between waterings.

SAD PLANT SIGNS: If you notice drooping, your plant is thirsty. Yellowing leaves are a sign that your Calathea has been over watered.

BIRDS NEST FERN

ORIGIN: All continents except Antarctica

CARE: Water weekly and allow soil to half dry before watering again. Ferns can handle wetness.

SAD PLANT SIGNS: Crispy or curling edges are a sign that your plant needs more water or higher humidity. If the leaves turn yellow, you’ve over watered your fern.

SILVER SATIN POTHOS

ORIGIN: Southeast Asia

CARE: Water weekly and allow soil to half dry before watering again. Don’t worry if you forget—it will occasionally tolerate a missed watering! Silver Satin Pothos likes bright, indirect light year round.

SAD PLANT SIGNS: Crispy or curling edges are a sign that your plant needs more water or higher humidity. If the leaves turn yellow, you’ve over watered. Brown leaf tips may indicate the air is too dry.

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Visit at 84 Hester St. NYC for the plants mentioned above and all your indoor plant needs. Learn more at TheSill.com