How Planters Can Reduce Noise and Improve Outdoor Workspaces

Remember decades ago, before hybrid and remote work were options for employees? Every staff member, including managers and CEOs, shuffled in and out of the office daily, never thinking twice about it. Fast forward to the present day, where most companies implement hybrid or other flexible work schedules that reduce commuting to and from the office. Whether your company has been creating more flexible options for years or if you’re newly implementing flexible workspace options, you’ll want to consider adding outdoor workspaces.

Studies have shown that outdoor workspaces offer benefits for all employees: improved moods and increased productivity, to name a few. While outdoor workspaces are becoming increasingly popular among corporations, business owners need to emphasize creating calming, quiet workspaces. Continue reading to learn how planters can reduce noise and improve outdoor workspaces so your employees can truly reap the benefits.

3 Ways Planters Can Reduce Noise in Outdoor Workspaces

Did you know that adding planters to outdoor workspaces offers many benefits, including improved employee well-being, productivity, and workplace aesthetics? Aside from the aesthetics and mood-boosting benefits, adding planters can also reduce noise, helping your employees stay focused. Below are just a few of the many ways planters can reduce noise in outdoor workspaces:

Planters Separate Outdoor Spaces into Zones

Outdoor workspaces often offer options for working outdoors: some have cozy lounge areas while others have outdoor tables and chairs that increase comfort, mimicking indoor workspaces. Whether you offer several different outdoor workspace options, separating your outdoor spaces into zones is a must. Not only will planters help separate zones by creating barriers and leading foot traffic, but planters also help separate outdoor spaces into zones with varying noise levels. 

For example, let’s say you want one of your outdoor workspaces used for collaboration, encouraging teams to work together. Perhaps you’d also like to provide more secluded outdoor workplace options, designed for individual workspaces, to allow your employees to focus more easily. Whatever the case, adding planters to outdoor spaces can separate louder and quieter areas into zones.

Planters Absorb Noise

Outdoor workspaces can be noisy, especially if they’re in a downtown location, surrounded by other commercial properties, or are near other buildings with outdoor accommodations. Focusing on daily tasks while being distracted by outdoor sounds doesn’t exactly increase productivity, often distracting your employees, making it difficult to focus. However, adding large commercial planters absorbs noise, helping to reduce and drown out common outdoor background sounds: mechanical noises, hums of traffic, conversations, and more.

Both the plant and the planter absorb noise; the leaves, soil, and stems inside and outside the planter absorb sounds, and the actual planters absorb noise, helping to mask intrusive noises. This is especially helpful for outdoor workspaces with multiple workstations and options, helping to reduce noise so employees can focus.

Planters Aid in Psychological Noise Reduction

Did you know that adding commercial planters to outdoor workspaces not only makes your employees feel a sense of calm, but they can also aid in psychological noise reduction? While they do offer actual sound masking benefits, simply having large planters in designated outdoor workspaces helps your employees feel like they’re in a quieter area, simply by being surrounded by greenery. According to the National Library of Medicine, employees who work in outdoor spaces feel calmer than indoors, simply by being surrounded by greenery.

Why You Need PolyMade’s Commercial Planters in Your Outdoor Workspaces

As if you didn’t need more convincing to add an outdoor workspace, including planters, let’s explain how PolyMade’s commercial planters can transform your outdoor workspaces. For one, PolyMade’s planters are designed without limits, offering custom shapes and sizes, endless color options, and they’re built to ship and easy to install. Our commercial planters are precisely built to your vision, in any size or shape, with nothing off limits.

Next, PolyMade’s custom commercial planters have an advanced construction that’s purpose-built to perform through harsh climates, including temperature swings, severe storms, and freeze-thaw cycles, while providing reliable structural support for plants, flowers, gardens, and more. Our three-layer construction includes a high-density polystyrene core for lightweight strength and thermal insulation, a polyurethane layer that adds exceptional durability, and our custom finishes that deliver long-term UV stability and weather protection.  Your planters will thrive regardless of severe weather, enhancing your outdoor workspaces.

Because PolyMade’s planters are large and made from premium materials, they’re the best outdoor commercial planters for reducing noise in outdoor workspaces. We’d love the opportunity to design and build planters for your outdoor workspaces!

Enhance Your Outdoor Workspaces with a Custom Commercial Planter by PolyMade

PolyMade planters maintain their integrity and appearance much longer than concrete commercial planters, delivering both beauty and reliability year after year, protecting your plant from extreme temperatures and severe weather. From initial concept through final installation, our experienced support team provides hands-on guidance at every stage. Our streamlined process makes customization effortless: we collaborate with you to define dimensions, refine specifications, select finishes, and finalize design details, ensuring every piece influences the customer experience.

Our commercial planters will enhance your outdoor workspace while boosting your employees’ morale, productivity, and ability to stay focused thanks to noise-reducing benefits. Commercial planters belong inside and outside every office, offering countless benefits.

Connect with our team to learn how PolyMade’s custom commercial planter boxes can enhance your space, simplify installation, and create an environment where plants—and properties—thrive.