| Description |
206 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 206) and index. |
| Contents |
Plant visits. Indoor green / The Konuma family ; The imaginary plant / Emily Ferretti ; The art of brass / Anna Varendorff ; Kyoto potted garden / Miho Tanaka ; A suitable muse / Paul Wackers -- Plant music / Dylan Martorell. A Hungarian winter garden / Georgina Nagy ; Aussie burbs modernist / Andrea Shaw -- How to grow fresh air / Dr B.C. Wolverton. A personal jungle / Ariko Inaoka and Sean Lotman ; A life's collection / Joe Crawford ; Neighbourly plants / Jacinta Moore ; Plants rule / Josephine Heilpern -- The elusive pilea peperomioides / Dr Phillip Cribb. The perfectly imperfect / Kirsten Perry ; The beauty of plants / MA ; Plant window / Phil Huynh ; The Butterland bathroom / Katie Marx ; Arranging with plants / Madeline Kidd ; Hanging out with plants / Kristin Diskson-Okuda -- Design for plants / John Patrick. A natural influence / Shino Takeda ; That 70s feeling / Meredith Turnbull ; Plant trades / Stanislava Pinchuk and Evie Cahir -- High density living with plants / Nigel Bertram. A plant enthusiast / Shabd Simon-Alexander ; An indoor garden / Mary Featherston -- Robin Boyd and his garden rooms / Tony Lee. Plants n'jazz / Toshio Tanioku ; Green on white / Anny Apostolidis ; Technicolour plants / Lily Dakey -- A giant in a glasshouse / Bree Claffey. A case of natural history / Daisuke Tsumanuma and Kenichi Yamada -- The garden within: Japanese tsubo niva / Marc Peter Keane. The magical power of plants / Norihisa Sasatani -- The taste for indoor plants / Julian Patterson. Love and loss and vines / Irene Selzer -- Plant portraits. Fruit salad plant ; Airplant ; Devil's ivy ; Boston fern ; Ficus alii ; Kentia palm ; Heartleaf philodendron ; Pony tail palm ; Vanda x hybrid orchid ; Rubber plant -- Plant care. |
| Summary |
For centuries, plants have transformed interiors. Today house plants are once again experiencing a revival. Author Bree Claffey of Mr Kitly journeys into the worlds of fellow plant lovers to explore the enduring attraction of house plants. From the ever-reliable Peace lily and beguiling Fiddle leaf fig to the elusive Chinese money plant, house plants are showcased in all their weird and wonderful forms. More than good-looking props, plants are living growing things rooted in community and creativity and as this book celebrates, house plants are a way of life. |
| Subject |
House plants.
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House plants in interior decoration.
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Indoor gardening.
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Interior landscaping.
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Gardeners -- Interviews.
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House plants. (OCoLC)fst00962024
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House plants in interior decoration. (OCoLC)fst00962033
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Indoor gardening. (OCoLC)fst00970701
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Interior landscaping. (OCoLC)fst00976399
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DESIGN / Interior Decorating.
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GARDENING / House Plants & Indoor.
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| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Added Author |
Bamford, Lauren, photographer.
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| Added Title |
Living with plants |
| ISBN |
9780500500538 (hardcover) |
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0500500533 (hardcover) |
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