The science behind buying houseplants for home and work

We visit plant scientist and retailer Louise Ryan at her houseplant shop Sunfleck in Dungarvan, Co Waterford

Louise Ryan in her shop Sunfleck, in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Picture: Milana Ziedelyte

Houseplants continue to grow on us, and it’s not just for their leafy loveliness. Louise Ryan is the owner of Sunfleck, a houseplant shop with a difference in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

She has this to say: “When people come in, they tend to tell me a lot more about their personal life than they intend to. It’s about switching off but [also] opening up the mind.”