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  What is a specimen plant?

A specimen is an ornamental plant that serves as a focal point in a garden, lawn, or indoor landscape. Specimens are most often isolated in an open space rather than being grouped in a bed. Sculptural elements, woody trunks, age, size, and unusual bends are some of the many characteristics that a specimen plant may have.

When specifying plants for a space a Planterra designer will personally select the specimen that will make the desired impact. Planterra buyers regularly travel and maintain relationships with unique growers from around the world. Architects, interior designers, and property management professionals rely on Planterra to find specimen plants that provide a sculptural element for the room. These exceptional plants are often called "living art."
 







 
Articles


Helping to Heal: Therapeutic Garden Design
Specifies Speak: Why Greenery is Good
Planting for Stars
Planters or furniture? New ideas to display plants.
Biophilia, Selling the Love of Nature
Green Buildings and Plants: An Introduction

Research


Indoor Plants Increase Worker Productivity
Indoor Plants Clean the Air
Health Benefits of Gardens in Hospitals
Plants Create a Consumer Habitat

  Case Studies:
Budco World Headquarters,
Robert Bosch Corporation

Resources

Space planning with Plants, a pictorial guide.
What is interior landscaping?
What is a plant designer?
What is a specimen plant?
How interior landscapes contribute to green building design.
Do plants harbor mold?

Resource Links

Botany and Plant Pathology Research Institutions
Horticultural Societies
Midwest Landscape Architecture Schools
Midwest Botanical Gardens
Office Furniture Dealers
Industry Links

 
Planterra: Integrating nature into office buildings, hotels, hospitals, shopping centers, and homes.



Planters or furniture? New ideas to display plants.
Biophilia, Selling the Love of Nature
Green Buildings and Plants: An Introduction






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