Interior Landscape
Interior Landscape
Interior Landscape
Interior Landscape
It is the practice of designing,
arranging, and caring for living plants
in enclosed environments
Time Periods
Dark Ages
o Fifth Century - functional medieval gardens.
o 1100 - Gardens with Castle walls.
o 712-1492 - Spain influence of Arab gardens using pools
and potted patio plants.
Renaissance - Revival in Potted Gardens
o 1492,1498,1511 - America, India and Java discovered
respectively.
o 1545 - first Botanical garden, Padua Italy.
o 1599 - first artificially heated greenhouse in Leiden,
Holand.
o 1633 - Asparagus, Coleus, Crassula, Hedera, Hyacithus,
numerous ferns commonly used.
o 1683 - Versailles for citrus Orangeries.
o 1700 - 5000 sp introduced, first GH built by A.Fanuil in
New England.
o 1800 - Foliage plants were used indoors.
o Window Gardening
o Parlour Gardening
o Wardian Cases
House of
Vetti ,
Pompeii
Time Periods
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Indoor Gardening.
Use of oversized Tropical Plants.
Conservatories connected to home.
Hanging Baskets.
Foliage Plants used for parlour
decorations.
Varying sizes of Pots.
20th Century
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It is during this
period major of
the
development
took in inscape.
Good facilities
for artificial light
and heating are
available.
Bulbs
Of all the bulbous-rooted plants
those most widely grown in
house plants are the spring
flowering Narcissus, Hyacinuth
and Tulip.
Orchids
Orchids make up the second
largest plant family but
comparatively few can be grown in
our living rooms.
shopping arcades
offices
house interior
hotels
VERTICAL GARDEN
Bonsai
Japanese name for
dwarfed trees.
Theses are hardy
trees trained to stay
small & have all the
characteristics of a
fully grown tree.
japanese maple
Choice of trees :
Pine, Maple, Azalea,
Juniperus sargentii,
etc.
Terrarium
A terrarium is basically a glass
container that is planted with
carefully chosen plants to
achieve a balanced
environment.
Choice of Plants :
Cryptanthus, Fittonia, Ferns,
Hedera(ivies), Mosses,
Peperomia, Pilea, Saintpaulia,
Saxifraga, Sedum, Tradescatia,
Zebrina. Cacti
Hanging Baskets
Choice of Plants :
Asparagus, Begonia, Campanual
isophylla, Chlorophytum, Cissus,
Ficus pumila, Ficus repens,
Fuchsia, Gynura, Hedera (ivy),
Impatiens,
Pelargonium(geranium),
Saxifraga stolonifera,
Streptocarpus, Slumbergera,
Tradescantia, Zebrina.
Miniature Gardens
Materials
MASONRY
(slate,brick,tile,terrazzo or concrete)
TEAK
(water repellent)
VINYL FLOOR
(withstand water and dirt spills well)
Locations
Disadvantages
Reduced light
Reduced root system
Dependant upon people for watering
Build-up of soluble salts from fertilizer
Damage from heating, air conditioning, and cleaning chemicals
Growing medium
Only plants that will grow inside can be used
Picking or breaking leaves by people using the interior building area
Invites insects and ants inside