living room with a swing chair and plants

At Home With Plants

by Ian Drummond Author and Kara O'Reilly Author

This book is a guide to selecting, planting, and displaying a variety of low-maintenance botanicals. It includes projects like terrariums and hanging planters, as well as a section dedicated to design ideas for each room in the house.

The chapters include:

- Practicalities:  Health benefits, air purification, allergies

- Plant Families: Bold, edible, flowers, and fragrance plants, tough and tolerant plants, and indestructible plants

- Containers: Potential planters, container materials, and the resurgence of terrariums

- Design with Plants: Where to start, scale and contrast, symmetry and repetition, and displays

- Choosing the Right Plants for the Right Room: Living spaces, kitchens and eating spaces, sleeping spaces, bathing spaces, children’s spaces, working spaces, and connecting spaces

- The Basics: Light requirements, watering schedules, plant care, and troubleshooting tips

(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)