Biophilic Office Dividers: Creative Ways to Zone Your Workspace with Plants

Open-plan offices have become the norm, but without thoughtful design, these large, open spaces can feel exposed, noisy, and impersonal. While traditional dividers or walls can solve privacy issues, they often create a sterile, closed-off atmosphere. That’s where biophilic office dividers come in. By using plants to define zones, you can create a workspace that feels calm, connected, and inspiring, while still allowing light and air to flow freely. From modular green screens to mobile planters, plant-based partitions are both functional and beautiful.
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The Benefits of Plant-Based Office Dividers

Planting systems can transform how a workspace looks, feels, and functions:

  • Boost creativity and productivity by bringing nature indoors
  • Reduce noise pollution in busy open-plan environments
  • Add privacy without creating barriers
  • Maximise floor space by combining planting with partitions
  • Break up the ‘sea of desks’ for a more inviting layout
  • Reconfigure layouts easily with mobile or modular designs

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ParaVert & Hevea – Flexible Modular Green Screens

These modular plant-holder systems can be configured straight, curved, or wavy, at any height, to form striking biophilic screens. They’re perfect for:

  • Partitioning workstations without blocking collaboration
  • Adding cosy zones to breakout or kitchen areas
  • Creating softer boundaries in high-traffic spaces

Because they’re open and airy, ParaVert & Hevea allow views through while still adding privacy and greenery.

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EnviroZone – Mobile Planters for Flexible Zoning

Available in single or double height, EnviroZone planters are designed for maximum flexibility. Move them like furniture to:

  • Break up large reception or event areas
  • Instantly create private collaboration spaces
  • Add concentrated bursts of greenery to underused corners

They can be filled with live or replica plants, making them perfect for low-light areas too.

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Palisade Greenery – Slim Shelving with Living Plants

Ideal for space-conscious offices, palisade shelving combines planter boxes or moss panels with open shelves, creating a stylish divider that doesn’t block light. Choose from:

  • Chequered or random planting patterns
  • Bespoke designs in brand colours
  • Options that display books, awards, or decorative items alongside plants

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Joinery Planting – Custom-Built Green Partitions

For a tailored, brand-specific solution, joinery planting can be designed to fit your exact space and style. Popular in wayfinding layouts, these dividers guide movement through an office while providing soft visual barriers. Repeating a single plant variety can create a bold, unified look.

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One of 246 bespoke panels Vantage Spaces created for Booking.com's Manchester office
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Floor-Standing Troughs & Planters – Simple, Effective Screening

A budget-friendly option, these planters work well in reception and seating areas to soften large, open spaces. Available in a range of finishes, they can be moved or re-planted seasonally for variety.

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2025 Trends in Biophilic Office Dividers

In 2025, plant-based partitions are moving beyond aesthetics, they’re central to workspace wellbeing and sustainability. Designers are opting for:

  • Modular systems that adapt to hybrid work patterns
  • Plant combinations that purify air and boost mood
  • Mixed live and replica planting for low-maintenance greenery
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Office planting is the new office screen

To sum up, why use a wall or a plain upholstered office screen when you can have a beautiful plant display which actually enhances your environment? If you have space that needs some zoning, or you think your zoning could be improved upon, why not contact one of our experts for an informal chat? You’ll be surprised at the transformational power of plants!