Reported impacts of interior plantscaping in office environments in the United States

HortTechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 82-86

  Pearson Mims, Caroline H ^a   Lohr, Virginia I ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits of plants; Emotional responses; Foliage plants; Human issues in horticulture; Human well being; Human horticulture relationships; Interior landscaping; People plant interactions; Room assessment; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033962496     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.10.1.82     Document Type: Review

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