Abstract
Vertical gardens are becoming a common component in contemporary garden designs at urban living space because of shrinking land spaces. Successful growing of plants in vertical garden systems depends up on growing container, plants chosen, growing media, etc. Hence a study was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, with the objectives to study the influence of Coir pith, Stockosorb and Geohumus as components of growing media along with FYM, Vermicompost and Leaf mould compost on growth and performance of ornamental plants for establishment of vertical garden and to study the performance of ornamental plants Viz., Philodendron erubescens Cv. ‘Gold’ and Polyscias fruticosa plants in wooden containers for establishment of vertical garden. The experiment was laid out in Completely Randomized Design in wooden containers, with ten treatment combinations of various growing media mixtures comprising red soil, river sand as basic components in combination with organic manures (FYM, vermicompost, leaf mould compost, coir pith) and hydrogels (Stocksorb and Geohumus). The plant growth characters and ornamental value index were observed. Among the three ornamental plants used, Polyscias fruticosa and Philodendron erubescens are performed better as ornamental plants in vertical garden system with the growing media of Red soil: River sand: Vermicompost @ 1:1:1/2 + Stockosorb(25g).
Highlights
Climate change has made the concept of changing our living ambiance very important to make quality living
Vertical gardens are becoming a common component in contemporary garden designs at urban living space because of shrinking land spaces
A study was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, with the objectives to study the influence of Coir pith, Stockosorb and Geohumus as components of growing media along with FYM, Vermicompost and Leaf mould compost on growth and performance of ornamental plants for establishment of vertical garden and to study the performance of ornamental plants Viz., Philodendron erubescens Cv
Summary
Climate change has made the concept of changing our living ambiance very important to make quality living. Vertical gardens are the tools that can be employed to enhance the quality of air, solve the heat problems in urban areas and the same time improve aesthetics of our living places. Successful growing of plants in vertical garden systems depends up on design of the vertical garden system, growing container, irrigation arrangement, plants chosen, growing media, etc. The shade loving indoor ornamental plants like Philodendron sp., Asparagus sp., Chlorophytum sp., Polyscias fruticosa, Aglaonema, Rhoeo spathacea, Sempervivum, etc. Are considered as suitable options based on their ornamental features, studies revealing the suitability of plants for vertical garden system is lacking in India. The members of Araceae, Asparagaceae and Araliaceae families viz., Philodendron erubescens, Chlorophytum comosum and Polyscias fruticosa respectively are used in this study by virtue of their textural properties and easy adoptability in tropical to sub tropical conditions. Rameshkumar establishment of vertical garden and to standardize the growing media mixtures suitable for establishment of vertical garden
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