1. By: Johnny M. Jessup Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor
Interior Landscaping
By: Johnny M. Jessup Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor

2. What is Interior Landscaping?
Also called interior plantscaping or interiorscaping.

3. Plants Used Inside To…. 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.

4. Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
Adds color, texture, softness, life & oxygen to interior plantscape.

5. Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
Increases employee productivity.

6. Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
Decreases employee absences from work.

7. Benefits & Advantages to Interiorscaping
Provides herbs for cooking, fragrance, or medicine.

8. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Reduced light.

9. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Reduced root system.

10. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Dependent upon people for watering.

11. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Build-up of soluble salts from fertilizer.

12. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Plugging stomata from dust on leaves.

13. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Damaging from heating, air conditioning & cleaning chemicals.

14. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Growing medium.

15. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Only plants that will grow inside can be used.

16. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Interiorscaping
Picking or breaking leaves by people using the interior building area.

17. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Adds color, texture & life.

18. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Adds aesthetic value (beauty).

19. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Adds economic value to property.

20. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Adds comfort (shade).

21. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Adds privacy – borders, fences, etc.

22. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Helps prevent erosion.

23. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Can use larger exterior plants.

24. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Rain & natural soil provide most of the required water.

25. Benefits & Advantages to Exterior Landscaping
Gets natural light.

26. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
May get too much rain & drown.

27. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
Natural soils may have diseases, insects, improper pH, etc.

28. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
Natural soils may be shallow or rocky.

29. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
Natural outdoor soils may be subject to erosion.

30. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
Weed & insect control is more difficult.

31. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
Large areas of landscaping cost more.

32. Disadvantages & Potential Problems to Exterior Landscaping
More labor is required to establish outdoor landscapes.

33. Designed By:
Johnny M. Jessup, FFA Advisor
Hobbton High School