Summer Newsletter 2020
In the time of COVID, the home office is more important than ever. Moving forward, all work spaces are going to be approached differently, as it is clear that the future of ‘work’ is changing. See what Forbes and McKinsey have to say on this long term shift in the future of our work lives.
Plants play a critical role in the future of work as beautifiers, barriers, space creators, sound dampeners, mood enhancers, and intrinsic indicators of health and well being – at the home or office.
The corporate office will require new ways of thinking to create truly special spaces that appeal to a returning workforce. These spaces will need to support new public health realities while creating something even more intentional, healthy, vibrant and inspiring than the corporate offices of yesterday.
Could your home office use a video conference background and living decor to purify the air you breathe and uplift your spirit? With the corporate benefit umbrella now connecting to the home environment, Lush Elements is offering an at-home office plant delivery service we are calling Lush Living Monthly, see details below.
As we navigate this truly unique moment in history, our team is ready to help you on this journey.
Terra Bashe
Founder & Lead Designer
The Power of Plants in Marketing
Can You Guess Which Lush/Living Wall Belongs to Who?
While indoor plants bring color and life into any space, the benefits go far beyond their beauty. Lush Elements unique Lush Living Wall and Lush Wall designs have proven to transform any logo into a powerful branding piece… which doubles as a work of art!
These 8 Santa Barbara based companies are all home to at least one customized Lush Elements wall, let’s see if you can tell which is which.
Companies in the order pictured: Sonos, Zoom, Farmacy, Amazon, Honey, Accountix, Shopkeepers, Coastal Dispensary
Introducing Lush Living Monthly!
Lush Deliveries for Employees Working From Home
With #WFH taking charge as the new norm, companies have a unique opportunity in how they choose to provide for their employees. Lush Elements is now offering a monthly subscription program to transform any at-home office into a plant-filled sanctuary for all of your dedicated colleagues. We will facilitate contactless delivery of a new living design every month to liven up and beautify their work space!
September’s Lush Living Monthly Delivery
Natural Resilience: Air Plants
An air plant mounted to a hand-collected, local piece of driftwood is combined to create the perfect desk decor. This living art pleases the eye and brings the natural world into the technology environment for eyes tired from hours of screens.
Easy to maintain, air plants require no soil and only need to be watered once a week.
Client Spotlight
Honey in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
As a growing company, Honey has offices in both Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. On the corner of Chapala and Cota, you’ll find a lovely three story building home to the Santa Barbara team. Designed and built by Bottenfield Construction, the Honey SB office is testament to innovation, aesthetic, and functionality. This space represents productive creativity through bold, tropical flavor that inspires employees to work as a team and have fun doing it.
Los Angeles
In LA, the old 132,000-square-foot Coca Cola bottling factory in the growing Arts District is home to the Honey hub which houses around 400 employees. With four spacious stories, including the all glass top floor, “The Park” – Lush Elements decked out their entire space with a hearty amount of innovative plant installations and carefully designed living walls.
The Honey Los Angeles office is now home to Plant Chandeliers that will change with the seasons, plants in custom built cascading pots and a colorful branded Lush Living Wall. Next month Lush Elements will be installing a rooftop of plantings complete with Lush Living Walls backing cabanas and over 4,000 square feet of planted space.
All Honey Photos taken by Willa Kveta Photography.
Lush Up your Work From Home Space
How to Turn Your At-Home Office into a Plant Paradise
First, let’s start with some of the easiest and most versatile plants for all of us beginners!
Snake, Pothos, Dracaena and ZZ plants are all some of the easiest plants to maintain, partly because of their tolerance to low-lighting making them a great choice for an indoor plant.
Snake plants need very little water and stand upright, allowing them to hold a strong presence without taking up much room.
Dracaena plants have several different types and vary in size depending on maturity. These unique beauties can fill an entire corner in low-light spaces, or serve as a lively desk plant.
Pothos (or Philodendron plants) are super fun plants that can drape from a shelf or cabinet, or even hang from the ceiling creating your own personal indoor jungle.
With thick, waxy, tropical, green leaves – a ZZ plant is a festive choice. Easy to care for, the ZZ is also well known as an air purifier for indoor settings.
Set up a FREE consultation for your space to learn how your environment could benefit from Lush Elements indoors or on the patio. We look forward to seeing you soon!
