"Being outdoors is good for your soul," says Beesley, a former BBC Gardener of the Year. "You feel better and are more productive. It puts you in a better frame of mind and you work better."So if you do have some outside space that is not being used, or you can convince your bosses of the benefits of turning a few car parking spaces into a garden, how do you start?
“呆在户外对你的精神有好处,”比斯莉说说。“你感到更舒服,也更具生产力。它使你心境更爽,工作效率更高。”因此如果你确实有某个还没有被利用的外部空间的话,或你可以让你的老板相信将一些停车空间变为一个花园的话,为什么不开始呢?
Designing a garden is not as straightforward as it seems, and it might be worth enlisting expert help. "It needs to work ergonomically," Beesley says. "Just like the inside of the office." Beesley's "Lunch hour garden" in the RHS Tatton Flower Show last year, for example, had two separate parts; a social area with benches, and a solitary area where people could enjoy a moment of quiet or make a phone call.
设计一个花园并不像它看起来那样简单,或许还要征求专家的帮助呢。“它需要工作环境改造学方面的知识,”比斯莉说。“就像是办公室的内部环境一样。”比斯莉在去年英国皇家园艺学会举办的特顿花展上展出的“午间花园”分为两个独立部分;一个配备长椅的社交区域,一个人们可以尽情享受到宁静或打电话的单独空间。
To help "raise the spirits", Beesley advises using scented shrubs such as lavender or rosemary, and lots of colours. "But remember, you will probably have people wearing suits and smart shoes using it, so you'll need paved areas and seating that dries easily."
为了能够“提高情绪”,比斯莉建议种植能够散发出香气和各种颜色的灌木,如熏衣草或迷迭香。“但切记,当你使用它的时候,或许你可以让人们穿上工作服和运动鞋,因此你将需要容易变干的经过铺砌的区域和坐椅。
If you can't find anywhere obvious to put a garden, look harder.
如果你实在无法找到一个种植花园的地方,就努力去寻找吧。