The past couple of decades have brought on a phenomenal change in the ideas of interior landscaping, making it more widespread today. Many homes, shopping malls, office buildings and commercial establishments have been designed with special areas especially dedicated to landscaping of plants inside them.
Interior landscaping of plants embellishes the look of the place making it green and pleasing to the eyes. People nowadays like to have indoor plants in their living rooms and their workplaces alike.
Environmental Elements
The first aspect to be considered by an interior landscape designer is the environmental elements that go into the area being designed. The features to consider include ample light - this could include artificial or natural light; the supply of water, air circulation; drainage among some others that are related to interior landscaping plants.
Choosing The Right Palms
The most famous interior landscaping plants such as Fishtail Palms, or the Parlor Palm should be kept healthy and attractive all the time. However, it should not be forgotten that plants do not grow naturally inside buildings or houses. Therefore, plants that grow in such areas need special care in order to grow and survive.
Choosing the right plants will make it easier to nurture them.Fortunately, the recent developments that have happened in interior landscaping have on the whole, improved the conditions of plants that are used for interior landscaping. The emergence of a wide varieties of plants from their tropical origins, have made them best suited for interior landscaping. The distinct categories that these plants belong to, based on their light requirements, are low light, medium light, high light, and very high light.
Low Light Indoor Plants
Parlor Palm and Neanthe Bell Palm which bear resemblance to shrubs need low light and plenty of water. Plants that come under low light category are best fit for keeping indoors, where natural light is meagre or does not exist at all. Or, where a slight fluorescent light is the lone primary source of light.
Medium Light Indoor Plants
Madagascar Dragon Tree and the Laurel Fig fall under the medium light plants category. These indoor decorative plants will remain alive even if the gardening habits are poor and even if they are not watered adequately.
High Light Indoor Plants
This category of indoor plants requires a light that is equivalent to 500-foot candles. Clustered Fishtail Palm, Elephant Foot Tree, European Fan Palm, Miniature Date Palm are some species that need intense light. Queens Palm and Lad Palm need light that is equivalent to 1000-foot candles.
The Nutshell
Although all the indoor decorative plants can tolerate interior environment conditions, they need to be cared for properly, since they are at risk of pests and insects. Ensure to give the plants the right amount of fertilizers since an overdose could damage and kill the plant. Keep the size of the plant controlled by using the right container size. Be sure that these plants do not get in your way. The plant would go through a period of acclimation if you purchased it from a green house. It could initially lose some leaves but will eventually acclimatize to the new environment.
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