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Living with Plants
by George Carter
At first glance, this book appears to be yet another for the coffee table. But a closer look reveals a bookful of ideas that will alter your approach to pot plants forever. Not so much a book about houseplants, this is more a book about displaying plants, often temporarily, in certain settings in the home.
The stunning photos of exactly the right plants and containers in beautifully designed and clutter-free interiors put us off this book to begin with. After all, most of us just don't live in these sort of homes. But then the text reveals the thinking behind the ideas and suddenly you find that you can apply the same thinking to your own surroundings.
It's not just the plants but the pot covers (cache pots) and the positioning that start you searching out spots in every room for something suitable.
Combined with the plant directory of over 120 photos plus descriptions and details of essential growing conditions, it'll set you off to haunt florists and plant centres until you can find exactly what you need.
You'll also discover new uses for ordinary household objects. Woven wastepaper baskets, old pots and pans, trugs and tumblers are just some ideas used so well.
Highlighted plants include ferns, grasses and herbs in addition to cacti and bulbs. Not just traditional indoor plants either, but plenty of garden plants are shown at their best. You just have to become used to the idea of temporary displays along with something that's strangely alien to many houseplant gardeners - throwing out a plant that's no longer attractive.
A range of styles is covered in the book, so most readers will find something appropriate to their interior decor. We certainly have.
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Hardback published by Mitchell Beazley (ISBN 1 84000 181 X).
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