Transcript Interior Landscaping - Havelock Agricultural Education

Interior Landscaping
By: Johnny M. Jessup
Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor
What is Interior Landscaping?
• Also called interior plantscaping or interiorscaping.
Plants Used Inside To….
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Add color.
Add textures.
Add softness.
Add life.
Increase employee
productivity.
• Decrease employee
absenteeism.
• Add oxygen.
• Provide herbs for
cooking, medicine or
fragrance.
• Add beauty &
comfort by
combining the
previous 8.
Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
• Adds color, texture, softness, life &
oxygen to interior plantscape.
Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
• Increases employee productivity.
Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
• Decreases employee absences from work.
Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
• Provides herbs for cooking, fragrance,
or medicine.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Reduced light.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Reduced root system.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Dependent upon people for watering.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Build-up of soluble salts from fertilizer.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Plugging stomata from dust on leaves.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Damaging from heating, air
conditioning & cleaning chemicals.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Growing medium.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Only plants that will grow inside
can be used.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Interiorscaping
• Picking or breaking leaves by people
using the interior building area.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Adds color, texture & life.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Adds aesthetic value (beauty).
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Adds economic value to property.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Adds comfort (shade).
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Adds privacy – borders, fences, etc.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Helps prevent erosion.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Can use larger exterior plants.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Rain & natural soil provide most of the
required water.
Benefits & Advantages to
Exterior Landscaping
• Gets natural light.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• May get too much rain & drown.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• Natural soils may have diseases,
insects, improper pH, etc.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• Natural soils may be shallow or rocky.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• Natural outdoor soils may be subject
to erosion.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• Weed & insect control is more difficult.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• Large areas of landscaping cost more.
Disadvantages & Potential Problems
to Exterior Landscaping
• More labor is required to establish
outdoor landscapes.
Designed By:
• Johnny M. Jessup, FFA Advisor
• Hobbton High School