
ABOUT US
Lesley Coburn B.Mgt, CHT
Owner / Jill of all Trades
Lesley was the first Alberta certified Interior Horticultural Technician with Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and each member of the team undergoes the same careful training.
Her love of plants and people is absolutely contagious! She is very involved in the community and strives to make Lethbridge a better place one plant at a time!
Client Relationships
Whatever the size of your workplace, Pro Plant Care helps each client create their very best workplace atmosphere.
We were honoured to be nominated and win the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in a community that had over 900 business.
We are proud to be the first in Alberta to have a Canadian Certified Interior Horticulturist.
Pro Plant Care In The Community
We are all about connection and pride ourself on staying community-minded! We are active in the community and try to donate as much of our time and funds as we can to this great city and its community events. Here’s a portal to all things within Lethbridge with an entrepreneurial flavour!
BENEFITS of PLANTS ♥
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Did you know?
Plants save your business money by keeping your staff/management healthy and productive. We make sure the plants in your business look good and reflect what a great job you do in every aspect
of your business.♥
Plants can enhance our:
● workplace image by improving sterile work environments and softening architectural details
● customer’s perception of product quality by 30%
● employees’ productivity by 12% or 3.6 days/employee
● customers’ and employees’ feelings of well-being by 84%
● tenant occupancy and retention by 17%
● customers’ wiliness to stay and pay 12% more for goods
● recruitment and retention of top employees
● humidity to levels to recommended personal comfort levels of 30-60%
● reaction time by 12% on computer tasks
● positive emotions and diminish negative emotions -
Did you know?
Did you know that buildings are often 10x more polluted than the outside and that 40% of all sick days are Interior Air
Quality related?♥
Did you know that buildings are often 10x more polluted than the outside and that 40% of all sick days are Interior Air Quality related?
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Plants can reduce:
● indoor air pollutants/toxins (e.g. formaldehyde) by 87% within 24 hours
● airborne molds and bacteria by 50-60%
● headaches and sore, dry throats by 30%
● coughs by 40% and dry skin by 25%
● employee sick leave by 10%
● mid-afternoon fatigue by 20%
● dust accumulation by as much as 30%
● noise by 5 decibels● stress within 5 minutes
Want to learn more? Check out these great sources!
https://www.bridgecitynews.ca/news/why-our-fern-friends-matter
https://www.newsgram.com/what-does-21st-century-workspace-look-like/
https://optimalpositivity.com/studies-show-want-live-longer-need-plants-around/
https://www.newsgram.com/make-your-work-space-healthier
https://naturahq.com/2014/08/6-hidden-benefits-of-plants-in-the-office/
https://www.ecowatch.com/health-benefits-of-having-plants-at-home-2608386260.html
Plants in the workplace aren’t just cosmetic. Though they do instantly give your business a facelift, a number of studies suggest that using indoor plants to help improve air quality is highly beneficial to overall health, such as this two-year study from Professor Tove Field of the Agricultural University of Oslo, Norway.
Field noted a sizable improvement to common workplace ailments such as areduction in:
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20%
Fatigue
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45%
Headaches
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30%
Sore / Dry Throats
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40%
Coughs