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21st century is the generation of industrialization and corporate world, but polluted air and stress has become the two major points of distress. The solution can be seen in indoor landscaping or interior gardening, the solution is offered by horticultural studies. Indoor landscape or also known as softscape refers to the animate (living), precisely the flora of a particular area. Since ages gardens have played important role in human history. But gardening consumes a lot of time, human effort is needed, good water facilitation as well as a good fertile area of ground is the necessity. All this seems to be impossible due to the human population explosion seen in recent years. As density of people has increased over a given area proportionately the need of clean and fresh air has also increased. Concrete jungles have flourished ferociously and the desired as well as the needed air quality has declined resulting in stress, depression and multiple respiratory diseases. Horticulture sciences has come up with very sui generis idea of interior landscaping as a solution to all problems. Interior landscaping includes all the flora which can be grown and used to regulate all the adverse conditions for human survival. Plants not only help to the groom of interiors but also contribute to the psychological well being of humans. The goal is to create a synergetic environment for both plants and humans. In this review paper, establishment and benefits of indoor landscaping is discussed, the plants befitting interior landscape has been enlisted along with their use as per Indian subcontinent.