Interior Plantscaping

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