Don't miss our great houseplant growing section with self
watering planters, high quality potting soil, organic houseplant
fertilizers, sprouting bags and more. In the late 1980s, a study
by NASA and the Associated Landscape Contractors of America
(ALCA) resulted in excellent news for homeowners and office
workers everywhere. The study concluded that common houseplants
such as bamboo palms and spider plants not only make indoor
spaces more attractive, they also help to purify the air! The
study was conducted by Dr. B.C. Wolverton, Anne Johnson, and
Keith Bounds in 1989. While it was originally intended to find
ways to purify the air for extended stays in orbiting space
stations, the study proved to have implications on Earth as
well. Newer homes and buildings, designed for energy efficiency,
are often tightly sealed to avoid energy loss from heating and
air conditioning systems. Moreover, synthetic building materials
used in modern construction have been found to produce potential
pollutants that remain trapp