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At home with plants  Cover Image Book Book

At home with plants / Ian Drummond & Kara O'Reilly.

Drummond, Ian, (author.). O'Reilly, Kara, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781681882819 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 175 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Weldon Owen, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: House plants.
House plants in interior decoration.

  • Baker & Taylor
    Presents advice on the use of house plants in interior decoration, discussing plant care, containers, principles of design, health benefits, and the selection of the right plant for each room.
  • Simon and Schuster
    Get a little greenery in your life with this beautiful, practical guide to decorating with houseplants. At Home with Plants helps you select, plant, and display an array of easy-to-source, easy-to-care-for botanicals. Includes stylish projects—such as terrariums and hanging planters—as well as a special section of design ideas for each room of the house, plus the best plants for each space.

    Houseplants are hot, and creative interior planting is becoming increasingly easy to achieve. Indoor gardening is not just about growing a plant, but about using it as an accessory to boost your home’s style and mood. In this inspirational book, interior landscape designer and Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Ian Drummond pairs up with interiors writer Kara O’Reilly to show you how to transform your home with plants, offering up more than 250 gorgeous aspirational images and ideas for each space in the house.

    These plant-design experts will walk you through the steps to create your indoor oasis with chapters on:
    THE PRACTICALITIES: Health Benefits, Cleaning the Air, Houseplants & Allergies

    PLANT FAMILIES: Bold, Edible, Flowers & Fragrance, Tough & Tolerant, The Indestructibles

    CONTAINERS: Potential Planters, Container Materials, Return of the Terrarium

    DESIGN WITH PLANTS: Where to Start, Scale & Contrast, Symmetry & Repetition, Alternative Displays

    RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT ROOM: Living Spaces, Kitchens & Eating Spaces, Sleeping Spaces, Bathing Spaces, Children’s Spaces, Working Spaces, Connecting Spaces

    THE BASICS: Light, When & How to Water, Plant Care, Plant Doctor
  • Simon and Schuster
    Get a little greenery in your life with this beautiful, practical guide to decorating with houseplants. At Home with Plants helps you select, plant, and display an array of easy-to-source, easy-to-care-for botanicals. Includes stylish projects'such as terrariums and hanging planters'as well as a special section of design ideas for each room of the house, plus the best plants for each space.

    Houseplants are hot, and creative interior planting is becoming increasingly easy to achieve. Indoor gardening is not just about growing a plant, but about using it as an accessory to boost your home's style and mood. In this inspirational book, interior landscape designer and Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Ian Drummond pairs up with interiors writer Kara O'reilly to show you how to transform your home with plants, offering up more than 250 gorgeous aspirational images and ideas for each space in the house.

    These plant-design experts will walk you through the steps to create your indoor oasis with chapters on:
    THE PRACTICALITIES: Health Benefits, Cleaning the Air, Houseplants & Allergies

    PLANT FAMILIES: Bold, Edible, Flowers & Fragrance, Tough & Tolerant, The Indestructibles

    CONTAINERS: Potential Planters, Container Materials, Return of the Terrarium

    DESIGN WITH PLANTS: Where to Start, Scale & Contrast, Symmetry & Repetition, Alternative Displays

    RIGHT PLANT, RIGHT ROOM: Living Spaces, Kitchens & Eating Spaces, Sleeping Spaces, Bathing Spaces, Children's Spaces, Working Spaces, Connecting Spaces

    THE BASICS: Light, When & How to Water, Plant Care, Plant Doctor

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