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COURSE DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

This course teaches how to select, install, and maintain indoor plants, covering design, containers, watering systems, pest management, and air quality, enabling learners to create healthy, attractive, and sustainable indoor environments in homes or commercial spaces.<\/p>\n

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WHAT THE COURSE COVERS \u2013 7 LESSONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesson 1 Introduction <\/strong>
\nPsychological and physical benefits of plants 
\nWhere indoor plants are used 
\nConsiderations when introducing indoor plants 
\nGroups of indoor plants <\/p>\n

Lesson 2 Ways of Growing Plants Inside <\/strong>
\nContainers and growing systems for indoor plants 
\nPlanters, pots or tubs 
\nProblems with containers 
\nHanging baskets, hanging pots, wall baskets and planter boxes 
\nAtriums and terrariums 
\nGreen walls 
\nTower gardens 
\nSystems used for indoor plant installations 
\nWater and watering 
\nWatering systems 
\nFertigation 
\nPotting media <\/p>\n

Lesson 3  Planning and Installation <\/strong>
\nFormulating a design approach 
\nDesign 
\nPlacing container plants 
\nHow to use colour with indoor plants 
\nPrinciples of design 
\nDesign elements 
\nEvaluating a building 
\nChoosing the system 
\nEnvironmental controls\/improvements 
\nChoosing the plants and conditioning them 
\nConditioning plants for indoors 
\nProviding drainage
\nInstallation techniques 
\nInstalling baskets and hanging pots
\nInstalling window boxes
\nAtriums 
\nTerrariums 
\nPlacing container plants 
\nHow to use colour with indoor plants 
\nMixing colours 
\nWalls 
\nMirrors <\/p>\n

Lesson 4   General Maintenance of Indoor Plants <\/strong>
\nGeneral care 
\nMaintenance of hanging baskets 
\nMaintaining a terrarium 
\nGeneral maintenance tasks for vertical gardens 
\nWater movement from soils to roots 
\nUnderstanding soil and potting mix <\/p>\n

Lesson 5   Pest and Disease Management <\/strong>
\nIdentifying problems
\nMaintaining plant health 
\nSymptoms and diagnosis <\/p>\n

Lesson 6  Hardy Indoor Plants <\/strong>
\nPlants species that grow in low – moderate light 
\nPlants species that grow in air conditioning 
\nPlants species that grow in temperature extremes 
\nGrowing culinary herbs indoors in winter <\/p>\n

Lesson 7   Air Quality Management and Indoor Plants<\/strong> 
\nWhat is in the air? 
\nHumidity 
\nPollutants 
\nVentilation 
\nPlants 
\nPlant species that grow in poor air and pollution<\/p>\n

COURSE FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n