An Interiorscaper's Role in Reimagining the Workspace

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04/29/24 • 60 min

Two teammates from the John Mini Distinctive Landscapes team discuss their roles in developing an award-winning landscape project for a client who set out to reimagine the typical office.
Liana Hutcheon, Sales & Design lead, and Sam Barrett, Head of Design, walk us through the design development of an innovative indoor landscape for Le Truc, a creative collaborative launched by Publics Groupe worldwide.
In this project spotlight, our guests highlight;

Multi-disciplinary collaboration in urban horticulture and interior landscaping.
How stories support the development of meaningful workspaces and collaborative settings.
Why it's important to stay bold and distinctive in your craft.
The commitment required for successful landscape design and the nuances of project execution.

You can find pictures and a short description of the featured project here: https://www.johnmini.com/projects/jardin-of-color

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Till next episode, if you are looking for some urban landscape inspiration, be sure to explore our website and portfolio at www.johnmini.com.

Multi-disciplinary collaboration in urban horticulture and interior landscaping.
How stories support the development of meaningful workspaces and collaborative settings.
Why it's important to stay bold and distinctive in your craft.
The commitment required for successful landscape design and the nuances of project execution.

You can find pictures and a short description of the featured project here: https://www.johnmini.com/projects/jardin-of-color

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The Battle of the Buceras

In Today's project spotlight, we'll be sitting down with the Chief Horticulturalist at John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, Andrew Engel. Andrew has over 11 years of experience and practice in indoor horticulture and holds a Masters of Horticulture from RHS. His work with the John Mini team includes horticulture care at iconic indoor landscapes such as the Urban Garden Room at One Bryant Park, the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, the Ford Foundation atrium, and New York's largest indoor living green wall.
Andrew walks us through a challenging interior landscape project that features three large Terminalia Buceras trees, also known as Bucida Buceras or Black Olive trees. The trees are part of an indoor atrium and amenity space in a residential building in New York City.
In this episode we discuss;

The horticultural challenges of Terminalia Buceras in commercial urban landscaping.
The daring role of a horticulturalist who is brought in late in the game to rescue a struggling indoor landscape.
Multi-disciplinary collaboration when designing indoor landscapes.
The importance of working with an indoor horticulturalist, not only during maintenance, but also during the design and installation phase of interiorscapes to effectively assess and receive recommendations for environmental needs.

Next Episode

Considering Renewal of Indoor Landscapes

In today's episode we sit down with the Chief Horticulturalist at John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, Andrew Engel, to discuss the renewal of indoor landscapes.
In the episode we discuss;

What is renewal of interior landscapes and why it needs to be considered.
The need to renew elements of indoor landscapes, such as planting medium and the plants.
How the time frame for renewal varies for each element and site.
The difference in planning for renewal of interiorscapes versus a traditional outdoor landscape, while touching on the commonalities between an interiorscape and an urban outdoor landscape.
When to start planning for renewal in urban horticulture.

Andrew has over 11 years of experience and practice in indoor horticulture and holds a Masters of Horticulture from RHS. His work with the John Mini team includes horticulture care at iconic indoor landscapes such as the Urban Garden Room at One Bryant Park, the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, the Ford Foundation atrium, and New York's largest indoor living green wall.