PBIO 004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Succulent Plant, Site Analysis, Cactus

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Plant Biology
• Course: PBIO 004
• Professor: Mary Lauretta Tierney

Document Summary

Interiorscaping dates back to the victorian era in europe of the 18th and 19th centuries: orangeries were glass houses attached to estates where tropical and tender plants were kept over the winter. Three functions of indoor plants: aesthetics, design functions (defining spaces such as room partitions, wall heights and horizontal planes, physical functions (noise reduction and air cleansing) There are special groupings of plants, like cacti and succulents, flowering and foliage. Commercial interiorscaping is expensive and demanding, largely due to labor costs. Phases to consider when designing an interior scape: objectives, consideration of client needs or desires; can include: Consider who will be using the space (1) plants in public spaces should be generally durable and low maintenance. Consider placement, is it for traffic flow, defining space, creating a background, accenting or hiding art or architectural features. Will plants be purchased or leased, which is mainly done for commercial uses.