I'm hoping someone can advise me on how to create a "plant wall" in an indoor funky corpopate environment. I have little working knowledge in this area. I would like to incorporate some iron lattice with planters mounted on both the floor and from the ceiling, so something that trails. There is a bank of corner windows with a south western exposure- lots of good light.

What you are trying to do is not easily accomplished. There are very few indoor plants that will climb the way that you would like them to. This is a project that really needs professional consultation and installation. I suggest that you contact an indoor landscaping company in your area for assistance.

I guess it all depnds on how complex you want it to be... I wouldn't be too discouraged about trying something for yourself. While Mr. Creed is probably right that not too many things climb, many trail very nicely so could be hung up high and let to trail down. I have a lovely Golden Pathos growing in a mid-sized self-watering pot in the corner of the kitchen near a southeast window, It trails down a 4ft high winding metal staircase/plant stand and sprawls along the floor in that corner. It is very thickly foliaged and is probably 15 feet long if it was stretched out. I also have several large-leafed philodendrons; one a split-leaf type and one with solid leaves; and both produce lots of long trailing foliage that would hang nicely. The small-leafed philodendrons also hang nicely and do well in self-watering pots. Arrowhead plants also can trail nicely and have variegated leaves. You could have a number of plants like that in hanging pots or fixed supports at various levels on the wall. Add a fig tree or two, some large schefleras (sp?) (don't use a self-watering pot for these...), maybe some spider plants and some pots of Peace Lilies on the floor and you could create a nice wall of greenery. I find the self- watering pots work well as long as you only use them for things that like evenly moist soils, otherwise the roots will rot. You may not produce something quite as detailed and elaborate as a 'professional' might be able to do, but you should still be able to create quite a pleasing effect if you try.