This title offers creative designs for plants in the
home, with 120 inspirational pictures. It presents an
innovative approach to indoor gardening, which focuses
on incorporating plants as part of the interior design
of a home. It offers a wealth of inspirational ideas for
using plants in any room, including dining rooms,
bedrooms and bathrooms. It covers a range of planting
schemes for indoors, such as architectural, vibrant and
seasonal looks. It offers six step-by-step projects,
including a scented white garden, a dry garden and a
tomato and basil garden. It features more than 120
stunning photographs, as well as practical advice on
containers and tools. A directory gives detailed
horticultural information on a range of different
plants. Whether you want to brighten up a bedroom or
create a style statement in a living room, houseplants
provide an effective and easy way to update an interior
design. In this beautiful book, you will find out how to
choose and position plants to the best effect, taking
into account scale and proportion, style and placement,
form and shape, tone, scent and texture. A section on
interior ideas explores a range of different rooms and
the plants that are most suited to them. All the
practical aspects of indoor gardening are covered; there
is information on light levels and humidity, potting and
pruning, problem busting, containers and tools. There is
also a directory, which gives detailed horticultural
information on a range of different plants. With
evocative photographs by Caroline Arber, this is an
essential introduction to an innovative philosophy that
applies design principles to indoor plants to produce
truly stunning results. |
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