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Interior Plantscaping

Learn about the benefits of indoor plantings, plant requirements, common problems, types of interior landscape firms, and important aspects of plantscaping as a business.

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Interior Plantscaping

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  1. Presented by: Debra Heitkamp Interior Plantscaping

  2. Introduction Interior plantscaping is the design installation and maintenance of interior plantings

  3. Introduction Interior plantscaping involves the use of tropical and subtropicalherbaceous and woody plants

  4. The past and the present • First evidence of plants in homes 3000 years ago in China • Egypt, Greece, Rome • 1970’s: plants used to organize and decorate space • Tropical and subtropical plants have been adapted to survive in interiors of buildings

  5. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • improve morale

  6. Benefits to Indoor Plantings Plants • improve morale • increase productivity and creativity

  7. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • improve morale • increase productivity and creativity • enhance the environment aesthetically as an inexpensive decorating alternative by adding warmth and color

  8. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • provide screens

  9. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • provide screens • soften harsh architectural surfaces

  10. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • provide screens • soften harsh architectural surfaces • act as noise buffers

  11. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants • refresh the atmosphere

  12. Benefits to indoor plantings Plants: • refresh the atmosphere • absorb harmful pollutants +1 plant per 100 square feet +Formaldehyde, Benzene and Trichloroethylene

  13. Plant Requirements Light: • most limiting factor to growing plants indoors • either select plant for light levels or change light intensity to suit the plant chosen • minimum light intensity is that which permits plant to function at slightly exceeding the compensation point

  14. Plant Requirements Temperature: • optimum temperatures are 65 to 75 F

  15. Plant Requirements Temperature: • optimum temperatures are 65 to 75 F • increased temperatures increase photosynthesis and respiration

  16. Plant Requirements Atmosphere: • drafts cause extensive transpiration

  17. Plant Requirements Atmosphere: • drafts cause extensive transpiration • increase relative humidity with humidifiers in the central heating and cooling systems

  18. Plant Requirements Growing Medium: • needs to be porous and well drained and yet retain sufficient water for plant requirements

  19. Plant Requirements Growing Medium: • needs to be porous and well drained and yet retain sufficient water for plant requirements • needs to be light if there are weight restrictions

  20. Plant Problems • Environmental • Cultural • Pests • Diseases • Combination

  21. Plant Problems • Environmental +temperature +light +humidity

  22. Plant Problems • Environmental +temperature +light +humidity • Cultural +water levels +fertilizer levels

  23. Plant Problems • Pests + aphids + mealy bugs + spider mites + scale + whitefly + nematodes

  24. Plant Problems • Diseases + root rot + stem and leaf diseases

  25. Interior Landscape Firms

  26. Types of Interior Landscape Firms • Install and Maintain

  27. Types of Interior Landscape Firms • Install and Maintain • Install, Maintain and Guarantee

  28. Types of Interior Landscape Firms • Install and Maintain • Install, Maintain and Guarantee • Lease and Maintain

  29. Types of Interior Landscape Firms • Install and Maintain • Install, Maintain and Guarantee • Lease and Maintain • Long and Short-term Rental

  30. Types of Accounts Hotels

  31. Types of Accounts Shopping Malls

  32. Types of Accounts Offices

  33. Types of Accounts Residences

  34. Important Aspects of Interior Plantscaping as a Business • Contracts • Installation • Maintenance

  35. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance

  36. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations

  37. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations • Replacement

  38. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations • Replacement • Guarantee restrictions

  39. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations • Replacement • Guarantee restrictions • Cancellation rights

  40. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations • Replacement • Guarantee restrictions • Cancellation rights • Fee

  41. Contracts • Frequency and type of maintenance • Environmental considerations • Replacement • Guarantee restrictions • Cancellation rights • Fee • Insurance

  42. Installation

  43. Installation • Lighting

  44. Installation • Lighting • Heating and cooling

  45. Installation • Lighting • Heating and cooling • Accessibility of doors, elevators and loading areas

  46. Installation • Lighting • Heating and cooling • Accessibility of doors, elevators and loading areas • Labor requirements

  47. Installation • Lighting • Heating and cooling • Accessibility of doors, elevators and loading areas • Labor requirements • Plants: name, quantity and sizes

  48. Installation • Lighting • Heating and cooling • Accessibility of doors, elevators and loading areas • Labor requirements • Plants: name, quantity and sizes • Installation schedule

  49. Maintenance

  50. Maintenance • Goals: + low loss rate + healthy plants + customer satisfaction

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