办公室“绿意”多 工作效率高

       For The Office Group in London, which rents out office space, having a garden has brought financial rewards. "The roof garden definitely helps us rent the offices out," says Charlie Green, co-owner of the company. "People love it. They have meetings up there, it has Wi-Fi, they can help themselves to freshly grown vegetables. It's one of the first things we show prospective tenants." The company's garden is maintained by a charity called Global Generation, which involves young people in environmental projects in the community.

　　对于在伦敦出租办公室外部空间的办公室集团公司来说，拥有一个花园已经带来了财政效益。“楼顶花园显然可以帮助我们把办公室租赁出去，”公司老板查理·格林说。“人们喜欢它。他们可以在那里进行集会，花园中配备有无线局域网，他们可以随便吃刚收获的新鲜蔬菜。这是我们要向潜在租客推介的首要好处之一。”公司的花园由一个名为世代全球的慈善机构负责管理，这是一个吸引年轻人参加社区环境工程建设的机构。

　　Of course, not every firm will be able to rustle up a gardening club or find a local charity willing to take on the demands of looking after a full-scale vegetable patch, or have a sizeable roof terrace to hand. But even a small courtyard with some plants and benches can create a place for staff to escape and breathe in fresh air – as long as it isn't colonised by the smokers.

　　当然，并不是每个公司都能够建成一个花园俱乐部，或发现一个愿意满足照看花园全部菜地需求的当地慈善团体，或拥有一个相当大的楼顶露台。但即使一个拥有一些植物或长椅的小院落也可以为员工创造一个休闲和呼吸新鲜空气的场所——只要这个地方不被吸烟者所占据。

　　"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？