Healthcare Greenery
Nature-led design that supports patient recovery, enhances wellbeing, and creates calmer, more human-centred healthcare spaces.
Bringing nature in
Designing spaces that support healing
Healthcare environments have a profound impact on how people feel, recover and perform. Studies have shown that patients exposed to natural environments can recover up to 10% faster, require less pain medication, and experience fewer complications.
Supporting patient recovery
Healthcare environments play a critical role in how patients feel and recover. Greenery helps soften clinical settings, creating spaces that feel calmer, more human, and less overwhelming during what is often a stressful experience.
Exposure to nature-inspired environments has been shown to reduce stress and support overall wellbeing, contributing to improved recovery outcomes. By introducing natural elements into patient spaces, the environment becomes part of the healing process, not just the treatment itself.
Calmer waiting and family spaces
Waiting areas can be high-stress environments for patients and families. Greenery helps ease this tension, creating spaces that feel more comfortable, grounded, and supportive during periods of uncertainty.
Natural elements have been shown to reduce anxiety and improve how people experience time and space. This can help make waiting feel less clinical and more considered, allowing people to feel calmer and more at ease in high-pressure environments.
Supporting staff wellbeing and performance
Healthcare environments place constant demands on staff, making wellbeing and resilience essential. Greenery helps create spaces that feel calmer and more balanced, supporting focus, reducing stress, and improving overall working conditions.
Research shows that access to nature can improve cognitive function, reduce stress, and support better focus in demanding environments. Even small moments of connection to nature can make a meaningful difference in fast-paced, high-intensity settings.
Creating continuity through the space
Corridors and transitional areas form a large part of the healthcare experience, yet are often overlooked. When these spaces feel considered, the overall environment becomes more cohesive and less clinical.
Greenery introduces continuity and visual softness, helping guide people through the space in a way that feels calmer and more intuitive. This contributes to a more supportive and less overwhelming journey for patients, visitors, and staff alike.
Spaces for calm and refuge
Moments of pause are essential within healthcare environments. Spaces designed for rest and reflection allow patients, visitors, and staff to step away, reset, and regain a sense of calm.
Greenery plays a key role in shaping these environments, creating spaces that feel restorative and connected to nature. These moments of calm can support emotional wellbeing, helping people feel more grounded within an otherwise demanding setting.
Bring the benefits of biophilic design into your healthcare space
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Design
We start by fully understanding your unique requirements and writing a detailed design brief. We then present a proposal including floorplans, visuals and all-inclusive pricing.
Install
Our trained team will install your greenery safely and on time. As a SiteWise Gold certified supplier, we prioritise health and safety. We work seamlessly with your contractors.
Maintain
Our experts will care for and guarantee the health of your plants. You’ll enjoy superb service and the convenience of your own Outside In account manager.
Why greenery matters in healthcare design
Greenery plays a critical role in shaping healthcare environments, influencing how patients recover, how staff perform, and how spaces are experienced overall. More than an aesthetic layer, it contributes to creating environments that feel calmer, more supportive, and more human.
- Reduces stress and anxiety for patients, visitors, and staff
- Supports improved recovery outcomes through connection to nature
- Enhances staff wellbeing, focus, and overall job satisfaction
- Creates calmer, more comfortable environments that feel less clinical
- Improves overall perception of care and quality of the space
Even small connections to nature, such as views of greenery, have been shown to reduce stress and support healing in healthcare environments.
Why
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Our thoughtful, award-winning design team brings over 12 years of experience shaping commercial interiors.
Every project is carefully considered, from detailed floor plans and planting schemes to custom design greenery created exclusively for your space.
We offer a seamless, end-to-end experience that includes design, sourcing, installation and ongoing expert care, ensuring your greenery continues to thrive long after day one.
Our work is grounded in biophilic design principles, allowing us to create spaces that are both visually impactful and thoughtfully designed for how people experience them.
We provide nationwide service across New Zealand, with teams in Sydney and Melbourne, and the capability to deliver special projects around the world.
Greenery helps create environments that feel calmer and less clinical, which can reduce stress and anxiety for patients. Research shows that exposure to nature-inspired environments can support overall wellbeing and contribute to improved recovery outcomes.
Living walls can be successfully integrated into healthcare environments when designed appropriately. They are often used in public areas such as lobbies, waiting rooms, and staff spaces, where they can enhance the environment while meeting operational requirements.
A living wall uses real, growing plants that require ongoing care, while a moss wall is made from preserved moss and requires minimal maintenance. Both can be used in healthcare environments depending on the space, conditions, and desired outcome.
Yes, when properly designed and maintained, plant walls can be safely integrated into healthcare settings. Considerations such as plant selection, irrigation systems, and placement ensure they meet the requirements of the environment.
Plant selection depends on the specific conditions of the space, including light levels, temperature, and usage. In healthcare environments, plants are chosen for their resilience, low maintenance needs, and ability to create a calm, consistent visual quality.
Greenery requires regular care to remain healthy and visually consistent. This includes watering, pruning, and monitoring plant health. With the right design and maintenance approach, installations remain reliable and appropriate for healthcare environments.
Yes. Access to nature-inspired environments has been shown to improve wellbeing, reduce stress, and support cognitive function. For healthcare staff working in high-pressure environments, even small connections to nature can have a meaningful impact.
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