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Plants have been used indoors for a very long time. We all appreciate the aesthetic qualities they bring to an interior but perhaps don’t appreciate some of the intricacies of having plants indoors. You may use them as a container grown plant, or as a cut flower or foliage. Obviously, the living container plant has the potential to last much longer indoors, but some cut flowers can also last a remarkably long time (e.g. orchids may survive 6 weeks or more). Any green life, whether cut or living, will bring benefits beyond the aesthetic though, as greenery can also change air quality for the better by increasing oxygen and reducing pollutants. Indoor plants can also have an impact on humidity and temperature.

This book is designed as a guide to understanding how to use plants indoors.

Table of Contents
Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction
Psychological and physical benefits of plants
Where indoor plants are used
Considerations when introducing indoor plants

Chapter 2 Ways of growing plants inside
Containers and growing systems for indoor plants
Planters, pots or tubs
Hanging baskets, hanging pots, wall baskets and planter boxes
Atriums and terrariums
Green walls
Tower gardens
Systems used for indoor plant installations
Water and watering
Watering systems
Fertigation
Potting media

Chapter 3 Planning and installation
Formulating a design approach
Design
Principles of design
Design elements
Evaluating a building
Choosing the system
Environmental controls/improvements
Choosing the plants and conditioning them
Conditioning plants for indoors
Providing drainage
Installation techniques
Installing baskets and hanging pots
Installing window boxes
Atriums
Terrariums

Chapter 4 The general maintenance of indoor plants
General care
Maintenance of hanging baskets
Maintaining a terrarium
General maintenance tasks for vertical gardens

Chapter 5 Pest and disease management
Identifying problems
Maintaining plant health
Symptoms and diagnosis

Chapter 6 Hardy indoor plants
Plants species that grow in low - moderate light
Ferns (most species)
Plants species that grow in air conditioning
Plants species that grow in temperature extremes

Chapter 7 Air quality management and indoor plants
What is in the air?
Humidity
Pollutants
Ventilation
Plants
Plant species that grow in poor air and pollution
Further reading and study
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