Interior Landscape Management and Design

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Interior Landscape Management and Design
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History and Origins

• China 3000 years ago
• Pompeii 2000 years ago
• Egypt
• Greece
• Rome

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Time Periods

• Dark Ages
• Fifth Century - Functional medieval gardens
• 1100 gardens within castle walls
• 712-1492 Spain-influence of Arab gardens using
  pools and potted patio plants
• Renaissance revival in potted gardens
• 1683 Versailles - Citrus in orangeries
• 1492, 1498, 1511 America, India and Java
  discovered respectively

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Time Periods

• Renaissance (continued)
• 1545 First botanic garden Padua, Italy
• 1599 First artificially heated greenhouse in
  Leiden, Holland
• 1633 Asparagus, Coleus, Crassula, Hedera,
  Hyacithus, numerous ferns commonly used
• 1700s 5000 sp introduced, first GH built by A.
  Faneuil in New England
• 1800s Foliage plants used indoors,

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History

• Renaissance (continued)
• 1800s Foliage plants used indoors,
  conservatories
• Window gardening
• Parlor gardening
• Wardian cases

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History

• Victorian Period Late 19th Century
• Indoor gardening
• Use of oversized tropical plants
• Conservatories connected to homes
• Foliage plants used for parlor decorations
• Hanging baskets
• Varying sizes of pots

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History

• 20th Century
• Early 20th century plants difficult to obtain
• 1930s revival in interest in plants with dish
  gardens
• 1960s saw an increase in use of plants in homes,
  then in offices
• Today, modern architecture allowing more light
• Use of plants now without limits

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Origins

• Plant obtained through
• Exploration
• Plant breeding

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Origins-Tropics
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Origins

• Ecological zones within the Tropics
• Tropical
• Tropical Mountain
• Tropical Desert
• Equatorial

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Tropical Zone

• Ave. Temp. 68 84 day, 65-70 night
• Relatively high humidity
• Yearly pattern of rainfall

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Equatorial Zone

• Ave. temp. 80-90 day, 68-70 night
• Even rainfall throughout year
• Humidity above 85
• Equal day and night length

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Tropical Mountain Zone

• Temp. 45-55 night
• Tuberous begonia
• Odontoglossum orchids
• Conditions difficult to create in homes

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Tropical Desert Zone

• Arid regions, under 16 of rainfall annually
• Temp. 90 day, 50s at night

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Continental Tropics

• America
• Asia
• Africa
• Australia

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