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Module 1 - Why Plants? Module 2 - Design Module 3 - Plant Requirements Module 4 - Health, safety and the environment Module 5 -  Installation & Maintenance of plant displays
. Why Plants?
 
 
  Introduction
1. Psychological and behavioural benefits
2. Enhancing the image of a building
3. Wayfinding and signposting
4. Improving the indoor environment
5. Educational, historical and cultural aspects
6. Quiz
. Quick Links
 

Link to Plants for People web site for more information on the benefits of interior plants.

Link to the Healthy Green in the Workplace web site for information on how to promote the use of interior plants in workplaces.
Link to the British Council for Offices (BCO), which promotes best practice in work place design.

Click here to visit Rentokil Initial's Research and Development web site

Click here if you would like more information on our on-site seminars (UK only at present).
Why Plants? - craig

Once you’ve understood the different types of plant and what they can do, you can tackle the job of putting them all together in a garden - working out which ones will look best where, and how they will complement each other.There are lots of different planting styles, from cottage gardens to prairie gardens, tropical borders to bog gardens. And there are ways to use shapes, textures and colours to create different effects. Soft pastels or vibrant shades?The choice is yours. This module shows you how plants can work for you. Once you’ve understood the different types of plant and what they can do, you can tackle the job of putting them all together in a garden - working out which ones will look best where, and how they will complement each other.

There are lots of different planting styles, from cottage gardens to prairie gardens, tropical borders to bog gardens. And there are ways to use shapes, textures and colours to create different effects. Soft pastels or vibrant shades?

The choice is yours. This module shows you how plants can work for you.

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