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Interior Landscaping. By: Johnny M. Jessup Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor. What is Interior Landscaping?. Also called interior plantscaping or interiorscaping. Add color. Add textures. Add softness. Add life. Increase employee productivity. Decrease employee absenteeism. Add oxygen.
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Interior Landscaping By: Johnny M. JessupAgriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor
What is Interior Landscaping? • Also called interior plantscaping or interiorscaping.
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. Plants Used Inside To….
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