For years, the interior landscaping and living wall industry has championed the idea that plants are not just aesthetic additions but essential infrastructure for healthy living. A landmark report, Implementing Green Roofs and Walls: Lessons from European Experience, recently published by the European Union’s Publications Office and highlighted by EurekAlert has finally moved the needle, positioning green roofs and walls as "potent nature-based solutions" critical to the EU’s climate and biodiversity goals.

The Good Plant Company recently completed a heart-warming charitable project at the Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre in London, proving once again that biophilic design is a powerful tool for social impact.

International Women’s Day invites us to look again at the landscapes around us — not just the gardens, parks and interiors filled with plants, but the histories rooted beneath them. Landscaping and horticulture have often been framed as male-dominated professions, particularly at institutional and leadership levels. Yet the story of our green spaces is incomplete without recognising the women who shaped them — often while navigating structural barriers to education, travel, pay and professional recognition.

As National Career Week unfolds, it’s time to look past the standard office cubicle and toward a career that quite literally breathes life into our indoor spaces. While many people have embraced the "houseplant parent" lifestyle recently, few realise that Interior Landscaping is a thriving, professional industry dedicated to transforming where we work, shop, and heal.

On Friday, 27 February 2026, at the historic 25th Anniversary meeting held at Provender Nurseries, plants@work officially announced the launch of the plants@work Pride Network. This initiative marks a significant milestone in the association’s history, reinforcing its commitment to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment for the LGBTQ+ community within the interior landscaping sectors.