The Battle of the Buceras

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04/15/24 • 64 min

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.

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And a big thank you to all our clients at John Mini Distinctive Landscapes. You allow us to make our passion our profession.
A special shout out to Keith Behringer, teammate at John Mini Distinctive Landscapes, for producing our podcast’s theme music.
Till next episode, if you are looking for some urban landscape inspiration, be sure to explore our website and portfolio at www.johnmini.com.

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.

Previous Episode

Welcome to the John Mini Podcast

This is an episode to introduce the John Mini Podcast.
In a quick 7 minutes, we explain who the team behind the John Mini Podcast is, why we launched this program, what to expect from it, and who might be interested in our future episodes.
If you're interested in horticulture and plants, urban development, gardening, and landscaping please take a listen in and join us on this journey.

Next Episode

An Interiorscaper's Role in Reimagining the Workspace

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