When wandering around Downtown Campbell, a particular type of store seems to pop up continuously among the various restaurants and other establishments. With four unique plant stores in the general area around Downtown, it is hard to choose which one to visit! We rated each store considering the prices, quality of plants, variety of plants, and overall aesthetics.
Summer Winds Nursery – 8/10 While not technically in Downtown, Summer Winds is located across the street from Safeway on Winchester only a few blocks away. When arriving in the parking lot of this lovely establishment, it is clear that this store is a little different from…
Known for their air purifying abilities, spider plants have been used to remove toxins, such as formaldehyde (which is often found in common household adhesives and fillers), carbon monoxide, xylene, and benzene. These toxins have often been linked to cancer and other deadly diseases. In the late 1900’s, NASA conducted a study on plants’ ability to remove formaldehyde from the air.
In preliminary tests, spider plants performed the best out of any plant; they removed around 95% of toxins from the enclosed plexiglass chamber. However, in recent years, other plants have actually been found to remove toxins at a better rate. Bill Wolverton, the principal investigator of the NASA Clean Air Study, conducted another study to measure…
