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Biophilic design is a new approach to creating indoor environments that mimic nature and improve people's well-being. This includes incorporating natural light, nature views, natural materials, and plants. While living plant walls have been popular, the maintenance required has led to an interest in using preserved plants that require no upkeep but still provide a natural experience. This article introduces the concept of preserved plant gardens for indoor use and provides examples of how they are benefiting building occupants, managers, and owners. The article also discusses the design, installation, and maintenance of these gardens, as well as the importance of safety and sustainability. [Extracted from the article]

Identify several applications of preserved-plant gardens that bring biophilic design to workspaces, healthcare facilities, and hospitality venues. Indoor gardens with preserved plants Sponsored by Garden on the Wall® By Kathy Price-Robinson Biophilic design is the latest frontier in creating indoor environments that help people feel, work, learn, and heal better. Continues at ce.architecturalrecord.com CONTINUING EDUCATION 1 AIA LU/HSW 0.1 ICC CEU 1 IDCEC CEU/HSW Learning Objectives After reading this article, you should be able to: 1. [Extracted from the article]

Provides tips on maintaining indoor gardens inside the library. Selection of plant species to grow; Pest management strategy; Suggested reference materials.

An interview with Alison Wiediger of Au Naturel Farm in Smiths Grove, Kentucky and Joe Nicholson of Red Jacket Orchard in Geneva, New York on using high tunnels in growing fruits and vegetables is presented. Wiedeger and Nicholson cite the main benefits of using high tunnels, which include year-round cash flow since vegetables can be grown in such tunnels all winter. They explain the effect of high tunnels on pest control. They also discuss the use of high tunnels as a marketing tool.

The article offers tips for growing vegetables in the greenhouse. It states that in choosing the site for the greenhouse, it is important to consider what lies upwind from the greenhouse site. It mentions that cluster pruning is done to maintain fruit size as well as overall yield and quality. It adds that it is important to keep a notebook and record all events related to crop production.

The article discusses how the introduction of plastics, soilless growing media, and other technologies have dramatically changed greenhouse production over the years. Plastics are used for building greenhouses, so with liners for growing troughs, and drip irrigation. Soilless growing media serve as basic ingredient for hydroponic production of greenhouse vegetables. Greenhouses are equipped with computers to precisely control temperature, irrigation, plant nutrition, humidity, carbon dioxide and even light.