Research into whether the human voice helps plants isn’t conclusive. Even so, there are compelling reasons that chatting up your potted pals is good for them — and you.
Stefan Bucur of Lewisville, Tex., says that he and his wife, Maegan, regularly talk to their plants. “Taking care of plants and interacting with them can be a mindful and calming practice, and talking to them enhances this experience,” says Bucur, founder and owner of, a home improvement website. “In addition, talking to plants can help us practice gratitude and appreciation.”
While there isn’t published research on whether talking to plants is therapeutic for people, there are plausible reasons it might be, experts say. For one thing, it may come to us naturally. “As humans, we often speak to what we’re caring for — it’s built in,” says Patricia Hasbach, a psychotherapist with Northwest EcoTherapy in Eugene, Ore.
Talking to your plants is also a relatively low-risk proposition. “You might not want to do it in front of someone else,” says Elizabeth Diehl, director of therapeutic horticulture at the Wilmot Botanical Gardens College of Medicine at the University of Florida. However, when you talk to your plants, they are, quite literally, a captive audience. “Plants don’t judge,” Diehl says.
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