Includes index.

Plants are an integral part of modern interior design and Interior plantscaping: principles and practices shows you how to use them to enhance any commercial or residential space. Organized into four sections, the book addresses plant species, design fundamentals, plant science, and business considerations, while demonstrating the many professional and creative opportunities plantscaping offers. Digging deeply into horticulture, the book discusses plant physiology, light, water, soil environment, pests, and diseases, and takes the mystery of out of plant selection, installation, and maintenance. Interior Plantscaping: Principles and Practices is the one resource you need to make interior spaces more livable, add beauty, and make environments healthier through people and plant interaction.

Section One : Plants in the interior -- Keeping plants indoors -- Plant uses, plant opportunities -- Cultivation versus aesthetics -- International code of botanical nomenclature : how it works -- Interior plant history -- Section Two : Design -- Principles of interior planting design -- Elements of interior planting design -- Complementary product and design services -- Section Three : Science -- Origination -- Light -- Water and soil -- Insect pests -- Diseases -- Section Four : Business -- Business management -- Techniques.

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