Plantscaping in office buildings

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Table garden helps to express one’s artistic aesthetic sense in his/her personal space. Table pots should be removed occasionally outside and can be kept in sunlight. Placement of pots must be given a thoughtful consideration. 

Dish or bowl garden

Figure 13 miniature succulents and cactus in bowl (source-google images) Plants are commonly grown in glazed and earthenware dishes or bowls. The dishes must have holes at the bottom for drainage of water and should be min 10 cm deep. Suitable plants for dish garden- flowering cactus-like Heliocereus, Brozicactus, Rebutia, Lobivia, Notocactus, Mammillaria, Echinops etc. 

Vertical garden This technique not normally found in India. Hanging pots or baskets can also be called vertical gardening. •

Benefits of Vertical GardeningMore plants in a limited space can be grown. Vertical gardening helps provide proper air circulation and light to all the plants. iii. They can add to privacy by being used as a partition wall. i. ii.

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Figure 58- floor plants (source-arch daily

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Figure43 Floor plans (source-arch daily

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Figure 39 front façade of Atech office building (source-arch daily

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Figure 36 rainbow cactus (source-google images

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Figure 33 old man cactus on a rocky soil (source-google images

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Figure 26 Indian money plant in plastic black pot (source-google images

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Figure 24 dracaenas placed in plastic white pot (source-google images

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Figure 30 dracaena Dorado plant (source-google images

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Figure 20 small pony tail palm tree in plastic pot (source-google images

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Figure 22 aloe Vera plant (source-google images

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Figure 17 Weeping fig (source-google images

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Figure 19 bamboo palm tree in wild (source-google images

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Figure 1 problems caused by sick building syndrome (source-google images

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Figure 11 dracaenas in the window garden (source-google images

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Figure16 basic layers to be laid for growing indoor plants

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Figure 3 grouping of plants (source-google images

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Figure 9 moss and fern open terrarium (source-google images

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Figure 10 dropping pink flower hanging basket (source-google images

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Figure 2 window garden (source-google images

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Figure 15 ceramic pots with planters on wooden stand (source-google images

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