Singapore, a horticultural hub. If you are looking for inspiration on creative horticultural design, then look no further than Singapore. I just returned home from Singapore feeling fully inspired. I revisited the ‘Gardens by The Bay’ which is looking amazing, it has been a few years since my last visit and the plants are [...]
By Clair Hurford Architect Moshe Safdie’s new garden airport is a ‘microcosm of a city upon itself.’ Ahead of last week’s launch of Jewel, Singapore’s Changi airport had already been voted ‘world’s best airport’ by Skytrax for the seventh consecutive year since 2012. The series of green spaces within Changi, including an Orchid Garden, [...]
When looking for new plants to use indoors, why not investigate your own back yard for inspiration? Australia is home to thousands of plant species. Yet perhaps relatively few of them end up in our interior plantscapes. Some of the more well-known native plants in use indoors include Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig), Schefflera actinophylla [...]
Can being social be anti-social? As business owners, we often wear many hats and must complete many tasks, particularly if you are a small or boutique business. We are quite often the manager, the bookkeeper, the advertising and marketing guru and the technician all rolled into one, which brings me to the subject of [...]
Imagine integrating indoor plants into every interior or architectural designer’s whole concept, just like carpet, furniture, lighting and workstations. Interior Plantscape Association (IPA) is working hard every day to achieve our vision that every corporate building designers include interior plants in their overall design and have IPA plantscapers supply and maintain them! Feedback often received [...]
Recently we received a copy of an article printed in the South Australian newspaper, The Advertiser, about government departments wasting taxpayer’s money on fitting out their offices with indoor plants. As your President, I responded on behalf of IPA immediately sending a letter to the journalist who wrote the article. Click here to see [...]
Welcome and thank you Jo Howski, Home of Houseplants (HoH) on becoming a member of Interior Plantscape Association. HoH is looking forward to actively contributing to the IPA and showcasing wherever possible, the amazing work of the members who are part of it. ===== Hello Interior Plantscape Association, I’m Jo Howski and with the [...]
What is Industry Accreditation? Industry accreditation is a form of industry self-regulation. Through significant consultation and review, industry sets what they believe are the skill levels, qualifications, systems, procedures and experience that a business or individual within an industry should have to enable them to operate to an acceptable industry standard and preferably to [...]
An enormous thank you must go to past President, Arthur Stacey. Arthur’s dedication to the industry goes back many years, in fact decades. Arthur was a founding member of NIPA (National Interior Plantscaping Association) and was the President for several years in the early 2000’s. He has been on the Executive board for more [...]
Just what are the Americans up to now? To find out, we take a quick look at some of the indoor plants and products featured at the 2019 Tropical Plant International Expo held in Florida in January. Over 6,000 people attended the 2019 Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), hosted by the Florida Nursery [...]
