At Home with Plants
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681882817 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At Home with Plants helps you select, plant, and display an array of easy-to-source, easy-to-care-for botanicals. 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. Get a little greenery in your life with this beautiful, practical guide to decorating with houseplants. 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,
He has also scooped up an impressive array of medals for design schemes and interior gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He has worked on art installations for the Barbican Art Gallery and on the “Living with Nature” Exhibition at St. Ian Drummond is creative director of the Indoor Garden Design Company, alongside Pippa Robinson and David
Ian’s work mainly focuses on creative projects—film premieres, fashion shows, and charity functions, including the BAFTAs and the annual Sir Elton John Aids Foundation's White Tie and Tiara Ball. He is also chairman of eFIG (European Federation of Interior Landscape Groups) and an RHS committee member. Kara O'Reilly is an experienced writer and interiors editor who has worked on and contributed to some of the most influential style magazines and newspapers, including Style at The Sunday Times, Elle Decoration and&