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TED 2009: How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air

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Re: TED 2009: How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air

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Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) . . . One needs about 4 shoulder high plants/person

Mother-in-law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) . . . One requires about 6-8 such waist high plants per person in the bedroom

This seems like a large number of plants to fit into a space. Any tips on fitting them in without having them dominate the space?

Re: TED 2009: How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air

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This is great. These plant are also very common and therefore easy to get and don't cost much. I think I've seen the Areca Palm at Ikea. Do you have any pictures of how it looks inside the building?

The Areca Palm is indeed available at Ikea (i know friends who have bought some from there). I suspect the Money Plant would also be available there or most garden stores. Home Depot is another one to check.

Picture of one of the building plant rooms -

http://greenspaces.in/images/pbc_greenhouse_1.jpg

http://greenspaces.in/images/pbc_greenhouse_2.jpg

One of the things that is done in the building is that air is passed through these rooms first, and then circulated through the building.

Re: TED 2009: How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air

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post #11

Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) . . . One needs about 4 shoulder high plants/person Mother-in-law’s Tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) . . . One requires about 6-8 such waist high plants per person in the bedroom This seems like a large number of plants to fit into a space. Any tips on fitting them in without having them dominate the space?

Where I work,there's some kind of creeping vine, that's planted in the intersection of 3 cubicles and has spread beyond all of them, almost reaching the printer.

It takes up a lot of space, but it shares that space with the cubicle walls, so in a strange way it takes up very little space.

I guess what I'm saying is be creative.

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